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Chlordecone (Kepone) exposure in the French West Indies: the urgent need to address a flawed management approach

Chlordecone is an organochlorine pesticide that has been used in banana plantations on the French Caribbean islands to combat the banana weevil, a pest that ravaged crops. While chlordecone poses major risks to human health, many countries, including the United States, cancelled all registrations for chlordecone use by...