Concept information
Preferred term
kepone scandal
Definition
- 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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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/kepone_scandal
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