{"id":10480,"date":"2019-09-24T16:31:32","date_gmt":"2019-09-24T14:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.phytocontrol.com\/?p=10480"},"modified":"2026-08-28T00:50:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T22:50:08","slug":"evolution-of-water-resources-in-guadeloupe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.phytocontrol.com\/en\/regulatory-watch\/evolution-of-water-resources-in-guadeloupe\/","title":{"rendered":"Evolution of water bodies in Guadeloupe"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Guadeloupe Water Office published on 10 September a series of reports<\/a> concerning the state of the water resource on the island.<\/p>\n

Indeed, the European Water Framework Directive (WFD) 2000\/60\/EC provides for good ecological status of water bodies to be achieved by 2027.<\/p>\n

This target looks difficult to achieve for Guadeloupe, even without taking into account the presence of chlordecone. This pesticide, formerly used in banana plantations, is highly persistent and is still found in soils and water.<\/p>\n

In the case of historical pollution such as that of chlordecone, the water bodies concerned will be given an additional deadline, since no technique can reduce or eliminate it. The molecule has an extremely long half-life; only “natural” degradation can resolve the issue.<\/p>\n

16% of watercourses are likely to fail to achieve the objectives set by the directive without taking chlordecone into account, and 27% when it is taken into account. Regarding chemical status, contamination by HCH (Hexachlorocyclohexane) is also found in certain water bodies.<\/p>\n

As for coastal water bodies, they are extremely affected by chlordecone. On the other hand, no priority substance set out in the WFD is present, due to fairly limited industrial activity on the island.<\/p>\n

For groundwater, pollution is mainly due to pesticides including chlordecone, atrazine and its metabolites, glyphosate, AMPA and metolachlor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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