I-Toxic-Free Futures isebenza ukukhuthaza ukusetyenziswa kweemveliso ezikhuselekileyo, iikhemikhali kunye neendlela zokwenza izinto ukuze kubekho ikamva elisempilweni ngophando oluphambili, ukuxhasa, ukulungelelanisa abantu abaqhelekileyo kunye nokubandakanya abathengi.
IWASHINGTON, DC – Namhlanje, uMlawuli oNcedisayo we-EPA uMichael Friedhoff ucebise umthetho wokugqibela wokulawula “iingozi ezingenangqondo” ezichongiweyo kuvavanyo lwe-EPA lwe-methylene chloride phantsi koMthetho woLawulo lweZinto ezinobuthi (TSCA). Lo mthetho uza kuthintela ukusetyenziswa kwe-methylene chloride ngabathengi kunye nooninzi lwezorhwebo kunye nolwemizi-mveliso, ngaphandle kwee-arhente ezithile zorhulumente kunye nabavelisi. Lo mthetho ucetywayo sisenzo sesibini sokugqibela esicetywayo sekhemikhali “ekhoyo” phantsi kwe-TSCA ehlaziyiweyo, elandela umthetho we-asbestos we-chrysotile we-EPA. Ixesha lezimvo leentsuku ezingama-60 liza kuqala emva kokuba umthetho ushicilelwe kwiRejista yeFederal.
Lo mthetho ucetywayo uyakwalela ukusetyenziswa kwabathengi kunye nokusetyenziswa kweekhemikhali ezininzi kwimizi-mveliso nakwezorhwebo, kuquka izinto zokususa amafutha, izinto zokususa amabala, kunye nezinto zokususa ipeyinti kunye neengubo, kwaye ucebisa ukukhululwa kwexesha elimiselweyo kwiindawo ezimbini zokusetyenziswa okubalulekileyo ukuhlangabezana neemfuno zokhuseleko kwindawo yokusebenza. I-Toxic-Free Futures yamkele esi siphakamiso ngelixa icela i-Environmental Protection Agency ukuba yenze ngokukhawuleza ukugqiba lo mthetho kwaye yandise ukhuseleko lwayo kubo bonke abasebenzi.
"Iintsapho ezininzi kakhulu ziye zahlupheka kakhulu yile khemikhali; imisebenzi emininzi kakhulu yonakaliswe yiyo. Nangona imithetho ye-EPA ingaphumeleli, ihamba indlela ende ekupheliseni i-methylene chloride kwiindawo zokusebenza nasemakhaya. Kwenziwe inkqubela phambili enkulu," utshilo uLiz Hitchcock, umlawuli weSafe Chemicals for Healthy Families kwi-federal Toxic Future Policy Initiative. "Malunga neminyaka esixhenxe eyadlulayo, iCongress yahlaziya i-TSCA ukuvumela i-EPA ukuba yenze loo manyathelo kwiingozi zeekhemikhali ezaziwayo. Lo mthetho uya kunciphisa kakhulu ukusetyenziswa kwale khemikhali inobungozi kakhulu," uqhubeke watsho.
“Kangangexesha elide, i-methylene chloride ihluthe impilo yabasebenzi baseMelika ngelixa ibahlutha ipeyinti kunye negrisi. Umthetho omtsha we-EPA uza kukhawulezisa uphuhliso lweekhemikhali ezikhuselekileyo kunye neendlela ezikhuselekileyo ngelixa kusenziwa umsebenzi,” uCharlotte uxelele iBlue-Green Alliance. Brody, uSekela Mongameli wezeMpilo yoMsebenzi kunye nokuSingqongileyo.
“Kwiminyaka emihlanu eyadlulayo, iLowe’s yaba ngumthengisi wokuqala omkhulu ukuthintela ukusetyenziswa kwe-methylene chloride kwii-removers zepeyinti, eqala i-domino effect phakathi kwabathengisi abakhulu belizwe,” utshilo uMike, umlawuli weMind the Store, inkqubo yemveliso engenatyhefu. “Siyavuya ukuba i-Environmental Protection Agency ekugqibeleni ijoyina abathengisi ekuthinteleni ukufumaneka kwe-methylene chloride kubathengi nakubasebenzi. Lo mthetho mtsha ubalulekileyo uza kunceda kakhulu ekukhuseleni abathengi nabasebenzi ekubeni bachaphazeleke yile khemikhali ibangela umhlaza. Inyathelo elilandelayo le-Arhente kukuba umsebenzi we-EPA kukubonelela iimpawu kunye nabathengisi ngesikhokelo sokuvavanya iingozi zezinye iindlela ukuqinisekisa ukuba amashishini afudukela kwizisombululo ezikhuselekileyo ngokwenene.”
“Siyayibhiyozela le ntshukumo yokukhusela abantu ekugqibeleni kwikhemikhali enobuthi ebulalayo ebizwa ngokuba yi-methylene chloride,” utshilo uPaul Burns, umlawuli oyintloko weVermont Public Interest Research Group. “Kodwa siyaqonda nokuba kuthathe ixesha elide kakhulu kwaye kubize ubomi obuninzi kakhulu.” . Nayiphi na ikhemikhali ebeka umngcipheko omkhulu nohlala ixesha elide kwimpilo yoluntu akufuneki ithengiswe kwimarike evulekileyo.”
“Olu lusuku oluhle kakhulu apho sinokukhomba utshintsho kwimithetho yempilo yoluntu kunye nokusingqongileyo oluya kusindisa ubomi ngokucacileyo, ingakumbi kubasebenzi abachaphazeleka ziikhemikhali ezinobungozi,” utshilo uCindy Luppi, umlawuli we-New England Clean Water Initiative. “Lo mbutho uhlanganise amalungu awo kunye namaqabane emanyano kwaye wangqina ngokuthe ngqo ukuxhasa eli nyathelo. “Sikhuthaza i-EPA kaBiden ukuba iqhubeke nokuthatha olu hlobo lwenyathelo ngqo ukunciphisa imithwalo yempilo, ukuthintela ingozi kwimpilo yethu, kunye nokubonakalisa isayensi yanamhlanje”
I-Methylene chloride, eyaziwa ngokuba yi-methylene chloride okanye i-DCM, sisinyibilikisi se-organohalogen esisetyenziswa kwiimveliso zokususa ipeyinti nakwezinye iimveliso. Inxulunyaniswa nomhlaza, ukuphazamiseka kwengqondo kunye nokufa kwangoko ngenxa yokufuthaniseka. Ukuvezwa ngokukhawuleza kwikhemikhali kube ngunobangela wokufa kwabantu abangama-85 eMelika phakathi kowama-1985 nowama-2018, ngokutsho kophando oluphononongwe ngontanga oluvela kwiNkqubo yezeMpilo yoKuzala kunye neNdalo (PRHE) kwiYunivesithi yaseCalifornia, eSan Francisco.
Ukususela ngo-2009, iToxic Futures kunye nabameli bezempilo kulo lonke ilizwe bebesebenza ukuqinisa ukhuseleko lukarhulumente kwiikhemikhali ezinobuthi. Emva kweminyaka yokukhuthaza yintlangano ekhokelwa yiToxics Free Future's Safe Chemicals, Healthy Families initiative, uMthetho woKhuseleko lweeKhemikhali waseLautenberg wasayinwa waba ngumthetho ngo-2016, unika i-Environmental Protection Agency igunya elifanelekileyo lokuthintela iikhemikhali ezinobungozi ezifana ne-methylene chloride. Ukususela ngo-2017 ukuya ku-2019, inkqubo yeToxic-Free Future's Mind the Store ikhokele iphulo likazwelonke lokuqinisekisa ukuzibophelela kubathengisi abakhulu abangaphezu kweshumi elinesibini, kuquka iLowe's, iHome Depot, iWalmart, iAmazon nabanye, ukuyeka ukuthengisa ipeyinti kunye neengubo ezine-methylene remover. I-Chloride. Ngo-2022 nango-2023, iToxic-Free Futures yakhuthaza amaqabane emanyano ukuba aphawule, anikele ubungqina, kwaye adibane ne-EPA ukuze akhuthaze imithetho yokugqibela eqinileyo.
I-Toxic-Free Futures yinkokheli kazwelonke kuphando lwempilo yokusingqongileyo kunye nokukhuthaza. Ngamandla esayensi, imfundo kunye nokukhuthaza, i-Toxic-Free Futures ikhuthaza uxanduva oluqinileyo lwezomthetho kunye nolwenkampani ukukhusela impilo yabo bonke abantu kunye neplanethi. www.tokenfreefuture.org
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