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Illegal pesticide use of chlordecone, banned in 1993, is being blamed for the increase of prostate cancer in men in Guadeloupe and Martinique in the Carribean. It is being reported that 1 in 2 men will develop prostate cancer and have probably accounted for the high accounts of genital malformation and fertility rates. Chlordecone stays in the soil for up to a century, contaminating the food chain and water supply. This area is the worlds eighth largest banana exporter.

One of the leading causes of water table contamination is caused by sewage run-offs from old, defunct or simply neglected septic systems. In this article, Bluewater Septic discusses the environmental benefits of maintaining a healthy septic system.