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Chlordecone, better known in the United States under the brand name Kepone, is an organochlorine compound and a colourless solid. It is an obsolete insecticide, now prohibited in the western world, but only after many thousands of tonnes had been produced and used.
14 de sept. de 2021 · Kepone, also known as chlordecone, is a toxic, nonbiodegradable insecticide that a chemical plant in Hopewell, Virginia dumped into the James River from 1966 until 1975. The chemical’s negative effect on the environment was documented and eventually publicized, leading authorities to shut down the Allied Chemical Corporation plant ...
18 de mar. de 2023 · Chlordecone (Kepone) poisoning in the French Territories in the Americas - The Lancet. Correspondence | Volume 401, ISSUE 10380, P916, March 18, 2023. Download Full Issue. Chlordecone (Kepone) poisoning in the French Territories in the Americas. Dabor Resiere. Jonathan Florentin. Hatem Kallel. Rishika Banydeen. Ruddy Valentino. Moustapha Dramé.
Nombres comerciales: GC 1189, Kepone, Merex, ENT 16391, Curlone; Número de inscripción del CAS:143-50-0 [3] Historia. La clordecona fue producida en 1951 y se introdujo en 1958 de forma comercial en Estados Unidos.
Chlordecone is an endocrine disruptor recognised as neurotoxic and reprotoxic, and classified as Epidemiological studies have shown that blood concentrations of more than 0·1 mg/L are associated with long-term health problems, including cancer, premature births, and cognitive and motor development disorders.2 Indeed, high rates of fulminant hep...
7 de dic. de 2016 · Gregory Wilson, professor of history at the University of Akron, is researching the history of the Kepone disaster that took place in Hopewell, VA in the 1970s. Wilson recently sat down to talk with us about what he's learned during his fellowship at VFH.
Abstract. One of the most costly chemical disasters in the United States involved a small, single-product manufacturer, ironically named Life Science Products Company, which made the pesticide Kepone for Allied Chemical Corporation. Life Science operated only 16 months in 1974 and 1975, in Hopewell, Virginia, yet managed to poison its workers ...
