ABSTRACT
A National Action Plan (Ministry of Public Health) specic to chlordecone was put forward in 2008 to manage this pollution. It recommends two actions regarding aquatic habitats: action 2, monitoring contamination of river waters, and
6.1 Introduction .................................................................................................... 75 6.2 Method ............................................................................................................ 76
6.2.1 Denition of the Sampling Program .................................................. 76 6.2.2 Sampling Methods ..............................................................................77 6.2.3 Analysis Methods ............................................................................... 78 6.2.4 Choices Regarding Data Use .............................................................. 79
6.3 Results ............................................................................................................. 79 6.3.1 Water ...................................................................................................80 6.3.2 Sediments............................................................................................ 81 6.3.3 Aquatic Fauna ..................................................................................... 83
6.4 Discussion .......................................................................................................85 6.4.1 Limits and Bias ...................................................................................85 6.4.2 Decisions Taken by Authorities ..........................................................86 6.4.3 Comparison of Chlordecone Pollution with Other Pesticide
Pollution in Martinique .......................................................................86 6.5 Conclusion ......................................................................................................87 Acknowledgments .................................................................................................... 89 References ................................................................................................................ 89
action 5, assessing the contamination of aquatic fauna, shes and macro-crustaceans, in Martinique rivers.
