Widespread and uncontrolled use of pesticides on banana plantations in the French Caribbean has left much of the islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe poisoned for a century to come, says a new report to the French parliament. The two islands and their 800,000 inhabitants face a “health disaster”, with soaring rates of cancer and infertility, says cancer specialist Professor Dominique Belpomme.
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