Toxic-Free Futures e sebetsa ho khothaletsa tšebeliso ea lihlahisoa tse sireletsehileng, lik'hemik'hale le mekhoa bakeng sa bokamoso bo phetseng hantle ka lipatlisiso tse tsoetseng pele, bobuelli, ho hlophisa batho ba maemo a tlase le ho kenya letsoho bareki.
WASHINGTON, DC – Kajeno, Motlatsi oa Motsamaisi oa EPA Michael Friedhoff o hlahisitse molao oa ho qetela oa ho laola "likotsi tse sa utloahaleng" tse fumanoeng tlhahlobong ea EPA ea methylene chloride tlas'a Molao oa Taolo ea Lintho Tse Chefo (TSCA). Molao ona o tla thibela tšebeliso eohle ea bareki le boholo ba khoebo le indasteri ea methylene chloride, ntle le mekhatlo le bahlahisi ba itseng ba mmuso. Molao o sisintsoeng ke ketso ea bobeli ea ho qetela e sisintsoeng bakeng sa k'hemik'hale e "teng" tlas'a TSCA e ntlafalitsoeng, ho latela molao oa asbestos oa chrysotile oa EPA. Nako ea maikutlo ea matsatsi a 60 e tla qala ka mor'a hore molao o hatisoe ho Rejistara ea Federal.
Molao o sisintsweng o thibela tshebediso yohle ya bareki le boholo ba tshebediso ya dikhemikhale indastering le kgwebong, ho kenyeletswa le di-degreaser, di-stain removers, le di-remover tsa pente le ho kwahela, mme o sisinya ditokollo tse pedi tse lekanyeditsweng tsa nako bakeng sa tshebediso ya bohlokwa ho fihlela ditlhoko tsa tshireletso ya sebaka sa mosebetsi. Toxic-Free Futures e amohetse tlhahiso ena ha e ntse e ipiletsa ho Setsi sa Tshireletso ya Tikoloho ho nka kgato ka potlako ho phethela molao ona le ho atolosa tshireletso ya wona ho basebetsi bohle.
"Malapa a mangata haholo a bile le tlokotsi e kholo haholo ka lebaka la k'hemik'hale ena; mesebetsi e mengata haholo e sentsoe ke eona. Le hoja melao ea EPA e sa atlehe, e thusa haholo ho felisa methylene chloride libakeng tsa mosebetsi le malapeng. Ho entsoe tsoelo-pele e kholo," ho boletse Liz Hitchcock, motsamaisi oa Safe Chemicals for Healthy Families ho Toxic Future Policy Initiative ea 'muso. "Lilemong tse ka bang supileng tse fetileng, Congress e ntlafalitse TSCA ho lumella EPA ho nka mehato e joalo bakeng sa likotsi tse tsejoang tsa lik'hemik'hale. Molao ona o tla fokotsa haholo tšebeliso ea k'hemik'hale ena e chefo haholo," a tsoela pele.
“Ka nako e telele haholo, methylene chloride e utsoitse basebetsi ba Amerika bophelo ba bona ha ka nako e ts'oanang e ba utsoitse pente le mafura a bona. Molao o mocha oa EPA o tla potlakisa nts'etsopele ea lik'hemik'hale tse sireletsehileng le mekhoa e sireletsehileng ha mosebetsi o ntse o etsoa,” Charlotte o boleletse Blue-Green Alliance. Brody, Motlatsi oa Mopresidente oa Bophelo bo Botle ba Mosebetsi le Tikoloho.
“Lilemong tse hlano tse fetileng, Lowe's e bile morekisi oa pele ea ka sehloohong oa ho thibela tšebeliso ea methylene chloride linthong tse tlosang pente, e leng se ileng sa qala phello ea domino har'a barekisi ba baholo ka ho fetisisa naheng,” ho boletse Mike, motsamaisi oa Mind the Store, lenaneo la lihlahisoa tse se nang chefo. “Re thabetse hore ebe Setsi sa Tšireletso ea Tikoloho se qetella se ikopanya le barekisi ho thibeleng ho fumaneha ha methylene chloride ho bareki le basebetsi. Molao ona o mocha oa bohlokoa o tla thusa haholo ho sireletsa bareki le basebetsi hore ba se ke ba pepesehela k'hemik'hale ena e bakang mofetše. Mohato o latelang oa Setsi ke oa hore mosebetsi oa EPA e lokela ho ba ho fa lihlahisoa le barekisi tataiso mabapi le ho lekola likotsi tsa mekhoa e meng ho netefatsa hore likhoebo li fallela litharollong tse sireletsehileng e le kannete.”
“Re keteka ketso ena ea ho qetella re sireletsa batho k'hemik'haleng e chefo e bolaeang e bitsoang methylene chloride,” ho boletse Paul Burns, motsamaisi ea ka sehloohong oa Vermont Public Interest Research Group. “Empa re boetse rea hlokomela hore e nkile nako e telele haholo 'me e ja bophelo ba batho ba bangata haholo.” . K'hemik'hale efe kapa efe e bakang tšokelo e tebileng le ea nako e telele bophelong ba batho ha ea lokela ho rekisoa 'marakeng o bulehileng.”
“Lena ke letsatsi le letle leo ka lona re ka supang diphetoho melaong ya bophelo bo botle ba setjhaba le ya tikoloho tse tla pholosa maphelo ka ho hlaka, haholoholo bakeng sa basebetsi ba pepesehetseng dikhemikhale tse chefo,” ho boletse Cindy Luppi, motsamaisi wa New England Clean Water Initiative. “Mokgatlo o hlophisitse ditho tsa wona le balekane ba mokgatlo mme o pakile ka ho toba ho tshehetsa ketso ena. “Re kgothaletsa EPA ya Biden ho tswela pele ho nka mofuta ona wa kgato e tobileng ho fokotsa meroalo ya bophelo bo botle, ho thibela kotsi bophelong ba rona, le ho bonahatsa saense ya sejwalejwale”
Methylene chloride, e tsejoang hape e le methylene chloride kapa DCM, ke solvent ea organohalogen e sebelisoang ho tlosa pente le lihlahisoa tse ling. E amahanngoa le mofetše, ho fokola ha kelello le lefu hang-hang ka lebaka la ho bipetsana. Ho pepesehela k'hemik'hale ka potlako ho bile le molato oa mafu a 85 United States pakeng tsa 1985 le 2018, ho latela phuputso e hlahlobiloeng ke lithaka ho tsoa Lenaneong la Bophelo bo Botle ba ho Ikatisa le Tikoloho (PRHE) Univesithing ea California, San Francisco.
Ho tloha ka 2009, Toxic Futures le babuelli ba bophelo bo botle ho pholletsa le naha ba ntse ba sebetsa ho matlafatsa tshireletso ya mmuso kgahlanong le dikhemikhale tse chefo. Kamora dilemo tsa bobuelli ke mokgatlo o etelletsoeng pele ke morero wa Safe Chemicals, Healthy Families wa Toxics Free Future, Molao wa Tshireletso ya Dikhemikhale wa Lautenberg o ile wa saenwa hore e be molao ka 2016, o fang Setsi sa Tshireletso ya Tikoloho matla a hlokahalang a ho thibela dikhemikhale tse kotsi tse kang methylene chloride. Ho tloha ka 2017 ho isa ho 2019, lenaneo la Toxic-Free Future la Mind the Store le ile la etella pele letsholo la naha ho fumana boitlamo ho barekisi ba baholo ba fetang leshome le metso e mmedi, ho kenyeletswa Lowe's, Home Depot, Walmart, Amazon le ba bang, ba ho emisa ho rekisa pente le dikobo tse nang le methylene remover. Chloride. Ka 2022 le 2023, Toxic-Free Futures e ile ya kgothaletsa balekane ba mokgatlo ho fana ka maikutlo, ho paka, le ho kopana le EPA ho buella melao e matla ya ho qetela.
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