1st Edition
Crisis Management of Chronic Pollution Contaminated Soil and Human Health
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Editors
Contributors
Section I Introduction
Chapter 1: Chlordecone Case Study in the French West Indies
Chapter 2: From Controversy to Pollution Assessment: A Chronicle of the Chlordecone Crisis Management
Section II Environmental Diagnosis: Pollution Assessment of Natural Resources
Chapter 3: Heterogeneity of Soil Pollution
Chapter 4: Characterization of River Pollution at the Watershed Scale
Chapter 5: Groundwater Quality Assessment
Section III Biotope Contamination and Eco-Toxicological Assessment (Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecosystems)
Chapter 6: Environmental Assessment of Rivers: What Have We Learnt from Implementation and Results of the First Chlordecone National Action Plan?
Chapter 7: Contamination of Freshwater Fauna
Chapter 8: Assessment of Chlordecone Content in the Marine Fish Fauna around the French West Indies Related to Fishery Management Concerns
Section IV Pollutant Transfers
Chapter 9: From Fields to Rivers: Chlordecone Transfer in Water
Chapter 10: From Soil to Plants: Crop Contamination by Chlordecone
Chapter 11: Transfer of Chlordecone from the Environment to Animal-Derived Products
Section V The Public Health Issue: Exposure and Health Impacts
Chapter 12: West Indian Population’s Food Exposure to Chlordecone and Dietary Risk Assessment
Chapter 13: Chlordecone Impact on Pregnancy and Child Development in the French West Indies
Section VI Remediation
Chapter 14: Theoretical Approach to Chlordecone Biodegradation
Chapter 15: Reduced Pesticide Bioavailability in Soil by Organic Amendment
Chapter 16: Remediation of Chlordecone-Contaminated Waters Using Activated Carbons
Section VII Management Approach
Chapter 17: Chlordecone Contamination at the Farm Scale: Management Tools for Cropping System and Impact on Farm Sustainability
Chapter 18: The Family Gardens Health Program: A Tool for Reducing the Exposure of Populations to Chlordecone in the French West Indies
Chapter 19: The Challenge of Knowledge Representation to Better Understand Environmental Pollution
Section VIII Conclusion
Chapter 20: Crisis Management of Chronic Pollution by Chlordecone: Conclusions
Index
Biography
Magalie Lesueur Jannoyer, Philippe Cattan, Thierry Woignier, Florence Clostre
