| Description |
1 online resource (313 pages) |
| Series |
Urbanization, Industrialization, and the Environment |
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Urbanization, industrialization, and the environment.
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| Contents |
Cover ; Half Title ; Title Page ; Copyright Page ; Dedication ; Contents ; 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 |
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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 |
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Chapter 11 Transfer of Chlordecone from the Environment to Animal-Derived ProductsSection 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 |
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Section VII: Management ApproachChapter 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Soil pollution -- West Indies, French
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Soil pollution -- West Indies, French -- Prevention
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Water -- Pollution -- West Indies, French
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Water quality management -- West Indies, French
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Organochlorine compounds -- Environmental aspects -- West Indies, French
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Pesticides -- Environmental aspects -- West Indies, French
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Organochlorine compounds -- Environmental aspects
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Pesticides -- Environmental aspects
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Soil pollution
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Water -- Pollution
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Water quality management
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Lesser Antilles -- West Indies, French
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Cattan, Philippe
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Woignier, Thierry
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Clostre, Florence
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| ISBN |
9781315352442 |
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1315352443 |
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