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Amaphuzu Abalulekile
- Amakhemikhali asetshenziselwa ukukhiqiza ipulasitiki alimaza impilo yomuntu.
- Ikhomishana esanda kwakhiwa ifuna kufakwe isivalo kupulasitiki okhiqizwe ngamafutha ezinto ezimbiwa phansi.
- Ifuna nokuvinjelwa kwamakhemikhali ayingozi asetshenziswa ukwenza ipulasitiki.
Umfelandawonye wososayensi emhlabeni wonke kanye nabanye ongoti bathi abantu babhukuda esobhoni lamakhemikhali anobuthi asetshenziswa ukwenza amapulasitiki, okungaba nomthelela omubi esintwini.
Ukuhlaziywa okuyingqopha-mlando kusanda kushicilelwa ochwepheshe abacishe babe ngu-50 abadumile emhlabeni wonke, okuhlanganisa nososayensi abagxile empilweni yomphakathi neyemvelo.
Bathi ipulasitiki yenza umonakalo omkhulu esintwini kusukela ngesikhathi kumbiwa izinsalela ezimbiwa phansi ukuze kwenziwe, kuze kufike ekuqhekekeni kwawo kube izinhlayiya ezinhle nezinsalela zamakhemikhali ezihlasela umoya, amanzi, nemizimba yabantu nezinye izinto eziphilayo.
Inikeza imininingwane ngendikimba ekhulayo yocwaningo ekhomba emiphumeleni engathi sína yempilo yabantu kusukela ezingozini zomdlavuza ezandayo, izinkinga zokuzala, ukuphazamiseka kwe-endocrine, isifo senhliziyo nezinso, kanye nama-IQ aphansi ezinganeni ezidaluliwe.
IKhomishana esanda kusungulwa ye-Minderoo-Monaco, ekhiqize ukuhlaziya, inethemba lokuthi umsebenzi wayo uzokwazisa ukuthuthukiswa kwesivumelwano esibophezela ngokomthetho sepulasitiki esilandelwa ngaphansi kwesibhengezo seNhlangano Yezizwe Ezihlangene.
Ikhomishini ifuna ukuvala isikhala kanye nokuvinjelwa kwamakhemikhali ayingozi asetshenziswa ukuwenza.
Omunye wababhali nguPhilip Landrigan ovela eGlobal Observatory on Planetary Health eBoston College. Umsebenzi kadokotela wezingane usize ekukhuthazeni ukuvinjelwa kanye nophethiloli onomthofu ngenxa yethonya elinobuthi kubantu.
Uyamangala ukuthi asikho isibopho esingokomthetho sokuthi abakhiqizi bepulasitiki banikeze imininingwane yokuthi yimaphi amakhemikhali abawasebenzisayo ukwenza amanye amapulasitiki kanye nobuthi obungase bube khona.
“Ukube bekunezixwayiso ngemikhiqizo yepulasitiki ezithi ukusetshenziswa kwayo kungaholela ekuphazamisekeni kokunaka, nokulahlekelwa yi-IQ, iningi labathengi belizocabanga kabili ngaphambi kokudalula izingane zabo ekukhiqizeni, ekusetshenzisweni nasekulahlweni,” kusho uDkt Landrigan.
“Kodwa, leli yiqiniso elingakhululekile ngamakhemikhali amaningi asetshenziswa kumapulasitiki, ayingozi ikakhulukazi ezinsaneni ezisesibelethweni, izingane ezincane, nabesifazane abakhulelwe futhi angeke esakwazi ukushaywa indiva.”
Uchwepheshe wase-Australia kanye nombhali okanye naye uSolwazi Sarah Dunlop uhola ucwaningo ngepulasitiki nempilo yabantu e-Minderoo Foundation – inhlangano yezimayini u-Andrew Forrest’s philanthropic organisation.
USolwazi Dunlop uthe umzamo wokuqala wokubala umonakalo owenziwe emhlabeni wonke nakubantu ngepulasitiki, kuwo wonke umjikelezo wokuphila kwawo kusukela ekuxhashazweni kukaphethiloli, ukukhiqiza, ukusetshenziswa, nokulahlwa.
Uthe cishe amakhemikhali ayi-10,500 asetshenziswa ukwenza upulasitiki futhi okungenani ayi-1,200 XNUMX athathwa njengayingozi kakhulu.
“Ziyaphikelela, ziqongelela i-bioaccumulate njengoba zikhuphuka ochungechungeni lokudla. Futhi zinobuthi. Lokho kusho ukuthi zingaba ne-carcinogenic, zingaba nobuthi bokuzala, noma ukuphazamiseka kwe-endocrine.”
“Cishe i-4,000 – asazi ukuthi kuyini ukulimala. Akekho. (Abanye) abakhathazeki kakhulu kuya kokuphakathi.”
Uthe yindlela “eyimpumputhe endizayo” ebingasoze yamukelwe embonini efana nemithi lapho ukusetshenziswa kwamakhemikhali kulawulwa ngokunakekelwa okungajwayelekile.
Lolu cwaningo lubiza amapulasitiki ngokuthi “usongo oluyimfihlo” empilweni yabantu neyeplanethi futhi luthi ukukhiqizwa kulindeleke ukuthi kukhuphuke ngokuphindwe kabili eminyakeni engamashumi amathathu ezayo njengoba imboni kaphethiloli isuka ekukhiqizweni kwamandla ngenxa yamandla. .
“Ngo-2014, cishe amaphesenti angu-4 kaphethiloli asetshenziselwa ukwenza ipulasitiki. Lokho kubikezelwa ukuthi kuzokhuphuka kumaphesenti angu-20,” kusho uSolwazi Dunlop.
“Bakhuluma okuthile okufana namagigatonne angu-34 ngo-2050. I-gigatonne eyodwa ilingana nemikhumbi yase-US egcwele ngokugcwele engu-10,000 ethwala izindiza.
“Izinhlobo zokulimala esizibonile kule khomishana zimbi ngokwedlulele njengoba zisuka kumaphesenti amane nje kuphela. Kuzobukeka kanjani uma sinyusa ama-20?”
Ukuhlaziywa kushicilelwe kujenali ye-inthanethi ebuyekezwe ngontanga, i-Annals of Global Health, futhi ikhishwe naseMonaco, lapho kwethulwa iKhomishana ye-Minderoo-Monaco yepulasitiki kanye nempilo yabantu.
