Crisis Management of Chronic Pollution

Magalie Lesueur Jannoyer, Philippe Cattan, Thierry Woignier, Florence Clostre

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