ABSTRACT
Chlordecone (C10Cl10O) has a very low aqueous solubility and conversely a high hydrophobicity (UNEP 2007). With bioconcentration factor values of up to 6,000 in algae, of up to 21,600 in invertebrates, and of up to 60,200 in sh and because of its lipophilic nature and its persistence, chlordecone has a high potential for bioaccumulation and biomagnication. Based on its physicochemical properties
8.1 Introduction .................................................................................................. 105 8.2 The First Signs of Marine Fish Contamination (2000-2007) ...................... 107 8.3 Large-Scale Characterization of the Contamination (2008-2011) ............... 107 8.4 Complementary Approaches to the Contamination Routes and the
Impacts on Fisheries ..................................................................................... 112 8.4.1 Biomagnication in the Food Web ................................................... 112 8.4.2 Marine Sediment Contamination ..................................................... 113 8.4.3 Spreading of the Contamination in the Spiny Lobsters in
Martinique ........................................................................................ 113 8.4.4 Relationship between the Marine Macrofauna Contamination
and Fisheries ..................................................................................... 115 8.5 Conclusion .................................................................................................... 116 References .............................................................................................................. 117
and modeling data, chlordecone can be transported long distances (UNEP 2007). Chlordecone is toxic to aquatic organisms; the invertebrates (crustaceans) are the most sensitive, which is not surprising for a substance with insecticidal properties (UNEP 2007).
