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A Bayesian network approach for the identification of relationships between drivers of chlordecone bioaccumulation in plants

  • Environmental and human health issues related to long term contamination by chlordecone in the French West Indies
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Plants were sampled from four different types of chlordecone-contaminated land in Guadeloupe (West Indies). The objective was to investigate the importance of biological and agri-environmental parameters in the ability of plants to bioaccumulate chlordecone. Among the plant traits studied, only the growth habit significantly affected chlordecone transfer, since prostrate plants concentrated more chlordecone than erect plants. In addition, intensification of land use has led to a significant increase in the amount of chlordecone absorbed by plants. The use of Bayesian networks uncovers some hypothesis and identifies paths for reflection and possible studies to identify and quantify relationships that explain our data.

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Acknowledgments

We thank Dr. Jorge Sierra for constructive discussions about soil carbon dynamics associated with land management practices in Guadeloupe.

Funding

This study was funded by convention DRTT2017-162-68 of the prefectures of Guadeloupe and Martinique in the framework of the Plan Chlordecone III.

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  1. LEHNA, UMR 5023, CNRS, ENTPE, University of Lyon, F-69518, Vaulx-en-Velin, France

    Yohan Liber & Jean-Philippe Bedell

  2. INRA, UMR1331, Toxalim, F-31027, Toulouse Cedex 3, France

    Yohan Liber & François Laurent

  3. CIRAD, UMR AGAP, F-34398, Montpellier, France

    Denis Cornet

  4. University of Montpellier, CIRAD, INRA, Montpellier SupAgro, Montpellier, France

    Denis Cornet

  5. INRA. UR1321, ASTRO, F-97170, Petit-Bourg, Guadeloupe, France

    Régis Tournebize

  6. URAFPA, Université de Lorraine, INRA USC340, F-54500, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France

    Cyril Feidt

  7. INRA, URZ, UR 143, F-97170, Petit-Bourg, Guadeloupe, France

    Maurice Mahieu

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Research Highlights

1. Land use intensification enhances chlordecone accumulation in plants

2. Concentration in plants is more related to soil organic matter than clay content

3. Prostrate plants concentrate more chlordecone than erect plants

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Liber, Y., Cornet, D., Tournebize, R. et al. A Bayesian network approach for the identification of relationships between drivers of chlordecone bioaccumulation in plants. Environ Sci Pollut Res 27, 41046–41051 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-07449-0

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