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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > ideologies > libertarianism > libertarianism and policy > natural environment > environmental deterioration > pollution > kepone scandal
... > social science subjects > geography > geographic features > natural environment > environmental deterioration > pollution > kepone scandal
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > campaigns, elections and electoral behavior > campaigns, elections, and the law > natural environment > environmental deterioration > pollution > kepone scandal
... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > social problems encyc > population and environment > pollution > kepone scandal
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > white-collar and corporate crime > work-related crimes > kepone scandal

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kepone scandal  

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  • Kepone is a chemical insecticide, also known as chlordecone, that is toxic, nonbiodegradable, and carcinogenic. Kepone was created by Allied Chemical Corporation sometime in the 1940s and patented in the 1950s. [Source: Encyclopedia of White-Collar and Corporate Crime; Kepone Scandal]

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