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Almost all the citizens of two countries now have poisoned blood from banana plantations sprayed with pesticides for 20 years..
The French islands of the Caribbean, Guadeloupe and Martinique are, at first glance, ideal tourist destinations. However, few tourists know that the two islands have major pollution problems. Since the 1970s, for 20 years, banana crops on these two islands have been constantly sprayed with a pesticide called chlordecon, which is associated with cancer.
The substance that was supposed to protect the bananas from insects polluted both the land and the water. Chlordecone remains in the soil for decades, possibly centuries. Now, more than 20 years after the chemical’s ban, much of the land on the islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique can no longer be used for agriculture. Almost all adults in the area have these chemicals in their blood, writes the BBC. Chlordecone affects the endocrine glands, leading to hormonal problems like prostate cancer, premature birth, and brain development problems in children.
A study conducted in Guadeloupe in 2010 found that chlordecone is responsible for approximately 5-10% of prostate cancer cases reported on the island, that is, between 50 and 100 new cases per year, out of a population of 800,000. population.
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