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PRÉCAUTIONS POUR L’EMPLOI DU CHLORDÉCONE

Par Raymond Bonhomme
PRÉCAUTIONS POUR L’EMPLOI DU CHLORDÉCONE

{ {{Dans la publication de S.S. Epstein « Kepone – Hasard Evaluation »
dans The Science of the Total Environment, (1978, 9, 1-62), certains
paragraphes concernent les précautions à prendre vis-à-vis de ce
produit (Kepone est un nom commercial du chlordécone). Les citations
suivantes sont extraites des pages 5 et suivantes « Safety precautions
recommended by Allied Chemical » (Allied Chemical est une société
américaine qui a produit environ 825 tonnes de Kepone entre 1951 et
1974).}} }

a) Allied Chemical, 1958.

One of the earliest available references to precautions recommended by
Allied was apparently issued in 1958. This presented LD50 values (“doses
létales”) in rats and rabbits and described “typical DDT-like tremors
even as long as 4 weeks after the exposure”; this reference appeared in
a standard toxicological text published in 1959.

b) Information provided to Nease Chemical Co. (un autre industriel en
Pennsylvanie), 1958

… Attached to this letter was an undated Allied document entitled
“Development Information Bulletin 6-58 Kepone”. This summarized the
chemistry of kepone, pest control results, recommended dosage, and
cautions in handling formulations. The document states:

IMPORTANT: The chemical physical and toxicological properties of this
product have not been fully investigated and its handling or use may
present additional hazards.

CAUTION:

May cause irritation of eyes, nose, throat and skin.

May be harmful if inhaled or swallowed.

Avoid breathing spray mist or fumes.

Avoid contact with skin, eyes, or clothing.

g) Draft Kepone Safety and Handling Precautions and First Aid Procedures

… It is toxic if taken by mouth, if inhaled or absorbed through the
skin, particularly from solutions. Prolonged or repeated exposure by any
route of entry increases the danger of toxic effect. Accordingly, strict
hygiene procedures must be followed when working with this material.

… Shoes contaminated with solution cannot be adequately cleaned and
should be discarded.

… Good personal hygiene is important. Wash thoroughly with soap and
water after handling and before eating or smoking. Employees should be
provided with double lockers to keep street clothes and work clothes
separate and they should not be permitted to wear contaminated work
clothes to their home…

{ {{J’imagine, ou plutôt j’espère, que les femmes et hommes qui ont
transporté, stocké, et surtout épandu manuellement le chlordécone
autour des troncs de bananiers avaient été informés de la dangerosité
de ce produit, et ont donc suivi ces précautions édictées dès les
années cinquante.}} }

{{ Raymond Bonhomme}}

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