scholarly journals Natural transformation of chlordecone into 5b-hydrochlordecone in French West Indies soils: statistical evidence for investigating long-term persistence of organic pollutants

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Damien A. Devault ◽  
Christophe Laplanche ◽  
Hélène Pascaline ◽  
Sébastien Bristeau ◽  
Christophe Mouvet ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Pollutants ◽  
West Indies ◽  
Natural Transformation ◽  
Statistical Evidence ◽  
French West Indies

Characterization of chlordecone-tolerant fungal populations isolated from long-term polluted tropical volcanic soil in the French West Indies

2013 ◽  
Vol 21 (7) ◽  
pp. 4914-4927 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chloé Merlin ◽  
Marion Devers ◽  
Olivier Crouzet ◽  
Cécile Heraud ◽  
Christian Steinberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
West Indies ◽  
Volcanic Soil ◽  
French West Indies ◽  
Fungal Populations

scholarly journals Long-term pollution by chlordecone of tropical volcanic soils in the French West Indies: A simple leaching model accounts for current residue

2009 ◽  
Vol 157 (5) ◽  
pp. 1697-1705 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y.-M. Cabidoche ◽  
R. Achard ◽  
P. Cattan ◽  
C. Clermont-Dauphin ◽  
F. Massat ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
West Indies ◽  
Volcanic Soils ◽  
French West Indies ◽  
Tropical Volcanic Soils

scholarly journals Historical and Contemporary Use of Natural Stones in the French West Indies. Conservation Aspects and Practices

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (17) ◽  
pp. 4566
Author(s):  
Mazabraud
Keyword(s):  
West Indies ◽  
Social Practices ◽  
Natural Stone ◽  
Architectural Heritage ◽  
French West Indies ◽  
Reciprocal Influence ◽  
Natural Stones ◽  
Historical Heritage ◽  
Local Geology

The French West Indies (F.W.I.), in the Eastern Caribbean, are part of a biodiversity hotspot and an archipelago of very rich geology. In this specific natural environment, the abundance or the lack of various natural resources has influenced society since the pre-Columbian era. The limited size of the islands and the growth of their economy demand a clear assessment of both the natural geoheritage and the historical heritage. This paper presents a brief review of the variety of the natural stone architectural heritage of the F.W.I. and of the available geomaterials. Some conservation issues and threats are evidenced, with particular emphasis on Guadeloupe. Some social practices are also evoked, with the long-term goal of studying the reciprocal influence of local geology and society on conservation aspects. Finally, this paper argues that unawareness is one of the main obstacles for the conservation of the geoheritage and the natural stone architectural heritage in the F.W.I.

‘Colonial livery’ and the chemise à la reine, 1779–1784

Costume ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 217-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Ashelford
Keyword(s):  
West Indies ◽  
Jane Austen ◽  
French West Indies ◽  
Cotton Industry ◽  
Saint Domingue ◽  
Marie Antoinette ◽  
White Elite

When Jane Austen wrote in January 1801 that ‘Mrs Powlett was at once expensively and nakedly dressed’, the fashion for muslin dresses had existed for some eighteen years. This article examines the crucial period between 1779 and 1784 when the muslin garment, which became known as the chemise à la reine, was developed and refined. Originating in the French West Indies, the gaulle was the ‘colonial livery’ worn by the wives of the white elite, the ‘grands blancs’, and first appeared as a costume in a ballet performed in Paris in 1779. The version worn by Queen Marie Antoinette in Vigée Le Brun's controversial portrait of 1783 provoked, according to the Baron de Frénilly, ‘a revolution in dress’ which eventually destabilized society. The article focuses on the role played by Saint-Domingue, France's most valuable overseas possession, in the transference of the gaulle from colonial to metropolitan fashion, and how the colony became one of the major providers of unprocessed cotton to the French cotton industry.

Atypical parkinsonism in the French West Indies

The Lancet ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 354 (9188) ◽  
pp. 1472-1473 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irene Litvan
Keyword(s):  
West Indies ◽  
Atypical Parkinsonism ◽  
French West Indies

scholarly journals Sources of dissolved organic carbon in small volcanic mountainous tropical rivers, examples from Guadeloupe (French West Indies)

Geoderma ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 282 ◽  
pp. 129-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily Lloret ◽  
Céline Dessert ◽  
Heather L. Buss ◽  
Carine Chaduteau ◽  
Sylvain Huon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Carbon ◽  
Dissolved Organic Carbon ◽  
West Indies ◽  
Tropical Rivers ◽  
French West Indies

Caribbean Commission

1949 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 166-166
Keyword(s):  
Dominican Republic ◽  
United Nations ◽  
West Indies ◽  
West Indian ◽  
The West ◽  
French West Indies ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
The United Nations

The third session of the West Indian Conference opened at Guadeloupe, French West Indies on December 1, 1948 and closed on December 14, after considering policy to be followed by the Caribbean Commission for the next two years. The Conference was attended by two delegates from each of the fifteen territories within the jurisdiction of the commission and observers invited by the commission from Haiti, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and the United Nations and its specialized agencies.

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