Tag Archives : pesticide
Correlation between Pesticide Exposure and Risk of Prostate Cancer: Study
A significant new study that was recently undertaken by medical scientists, toxicologists, and epidemiologists Carol Christensen, Elizabeth Platz, Gabriella Andreott, Aaron Blair, Jane Hoppin, Stella Koutros, Charles Lynch, Dale Sandler, and Michael Alavanja entitled “Coumaphos Exposure and Incident Cancer among Male Participants in the Agricultural [...]
Filed in: Health & Medicine, Sci + Tech
The concern over the Chlordecone trail
The Caribbean is not the only territory contaminated with chlordecone, a highly persistent pollutant and suspected carcinogen, used as a pesticide in the banana plantations in Guadeloupe and Martinique between 1981 and 1993.
According to reports, some 1,600 tons of chlordecone were produced in the United States between 1958 and 1976. About 200 more [...]
Filed in: Environment
