Dataset on the future of chlordecone in soil food webs in a banana agroecosystem in Martinique

Data on isotope ratios (C and N) and contamination of soil macrofauna by chlordecone (CLD) and one of its transformation products: chlordecole (CLDOH).

Soil invertebrates were collected on the BANABIO project plots located on the Rivière Lézarde experimental station. Delta 15 and Delta 13C, as well as CLD and CLDOH contamination levels, were measured on 14 invertebrate species and one predatory lizard representative of soil food webs in Martinique's agroecosystems. For each species, several individuals were grouped together in order to reach a sufficient mass for analysis of the 2 molecules studied.

Contamination analyses were carried out by the Pesticides and Marine Biotoxins (PBM) team of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail (ANSES) in Maison-Alfort (France). Isotopic analyses were performed at the Atelier de Quantifications Isotopiques (AQUI) of the B&PMP research unit in Montpellier, France.