'This is murder': French islanders want Paris to own up to poisoning their land with pesticide

http://www.rt.com/newsline/440765-french-indies-cancer-pesticide/
Date Written:  2018-10-09
Publisher:  RT
Year Published:  2018
Resource Type:  Article
Cx Number:  CX23016

The French islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe in the Caribbean want France to take responsibility for polluting their land with a toxic pesticide. This article looks at the effects of Kepone, also called chlordecone, on the people of the islands, who now suffer from alarmingly high cancer rates and fertility problems.

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Research has produced plenty of evidence of how the chemical ravages the islands. It was found in 92 percent of Martinicans and 95 percent of Guadeloupeans and has established links to premature births and neural development problems in infants. Local doctors believe fertility problems of the islanders are likely caused by chlordecone. The same is true for prostate cancer, of which Guadeloupe and Martinique have the world's highest rates.