Environment as a Potential Key Determinant of the Continued Increase of Prostate Cancer Incidence in Martinique

Table 3

CMR and presumed CMR pesticides used in Martinique.

	On the market	Maximum of use	Withdrawal from the market for agricultural use	Continuation of use	IARC classification
Technical DDT	1939	1960–1990	1972	—	2B
Technical HCH	1940^a	1950–1960	1988	1998	2B
Lindane	1940^a	1950–1960	1992	—	2B
Aldrin/dieldrin	1950^a	1960	1972	1992	3^b
Chlordecone	1972	1980	1990	1993	2B
Chlordanes	1960^a	—	—	—	2B
Simazine	1991^a	—	2001	—	3^b

^a: Official data not available ^b: Aldrin, Dieldrin, and Simazine although presently classified category 3 by IARC have been shown to be associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer (see text). Technical DDT is a mixture of the isomers p,p′-DDT (85%), o,p′-DDT (15%) and o,o′-DDT (<1%) and technical HCH, a mixture of the isomers α, β, and γ. Chlordanes include trans-chlordane, cis-chlordane, trans-nonachlor, cis-nonachlor, and heptachlor.