«[C]omment le #chlordécone, pesticide toxique interdit ailleurs, a empoisonné la #Martinique et la #Guadeloupe. Quels sont ses impacts sur la #santé, l’ #environnement et la société antillaise ?»

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#pesticides #agrochimie #phytovictimes #écologieDécoloniale #polFr

Why Is an 83-Year-Old Vietnamese Woman Fighting Against Agent Orange and US Corporations in a French Court? Vietnam is still plagued by the toxic legacy of chemical warfare.

"Is the #VietnamWar over, without resolving the cruel legacies of war?"

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#AgentOrange #dioxine #armesChimiques #agrochimie #phytovictimes #Vietnam #écocide #GuerreDuVietnam #TranToNga #JusticePourTranToNga

In Vietnam, the health effects of Agent Orange remain uncertain 50 years later Researchers struggle to document the long-term impact of massive herbicide spraying

"Fifty years after the #VietnamWar, researchers are still struggling to document the long-term #health effects of the massive spraying of #AgentOrange and other #herbicides."

#Vietnam #guerreDuVietnam #pesticides #dioxine #armesChimiques #phytovictimes #écocide #santé

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Could a US-banned pesticide be behind mass sterilization? - The Take Approximately 1,500 former banana workers in Costa Rica say a US-made pesticide has left them sterile. Though banned in the United States in the 1970s, the chemical DBCP was still used by US fruit com...

"Though banned in the United States in the 1970s, the chemical #DBCP was still used by US fruit companies in countries with lax regulations. Decades later, those affected are still fighting for justice."

#pesticides #agrochimie #maladiesProfessionnelles #phytovictimes

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Agent Orange Twisted Her Limbs. The U.S. Is Abandoning a Vow to Help. (Gift Article) Fifty years after the Vietnam War ended, President Trump’s gutting of foreign aid has halted American efforts to address a toxic legacy and build a strategic partnership.

“'It makes no sense,' Ms. Diem told me, her tiny body curled into a wheelchair, below a crucifix on the wall. ' #AgentOrange came from the U.S. — it was used here, and that makes us victims,' she said."

#GuerreDuVietnam #Vietnam #dioxine #phytovictimes #USAID #USpol
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