Ekitongore ky'okurinda eby'obuhangwa kiteireho ekiteiso ky'okuzibira okukoresa munonga omubazi gwa methylene chloride, ogu barikugira ngu n'ogw'akabi aha magara kandi nangwa n'okufa, okurinda amagara g'abantu.
Ekiteiso eki nikiija kuzibira okukozesa dichloromethane omu mbeera zoona z’abaguzi n’omu mirimo mingi ey’amakorero n’eby’obushuubuzi. Dichloromethane neekoresibwa omu kusheenya amajuta omu itaka, omu kuboneza oburashi bw’erangi n’okujwara, omu kuhamya eby’obushuubuzi n’okukinga, n’okukora emibazi endiijo omu myanya y’amakorero.
Okuzibira oku kukatandikirwaho nk'ekicweka ky'ebiragiro bya Toxic Substances Control Act, ebyahaire EPA obushoboorozi bw'okushaba okuha ripooti, ​​okubiika ebihandiiko, n'okukyebera, n'ebindi ebizibiirwe. Omu mwaka gwa 2019, EPA ekazibira abaguzi kukozesa dichloromethane barikugiihaho aha bikwato ebirikusheenya erangi.
Abantu 85 nibo bafiire ahabw'okukwatwa omubazi ogu kuruga 1980, okurugiirira ahari EPA. Ekitongore ky'eby'obuhangwa nikigira ngu emishango egi neekira kuba neekwata aha bakozi abarikukora emirimo y'okuboneza amaka. Ekitongore eki kyagira ngu hariho “abandi baingi” abatungire obuzibu bw’amaani kandi obw’obwire buraingwa bwanyima y’okukwatwa omubazi gwa methylene chloride. EPA nayo eshangire ngu hariho obuzibu obubi aha magara, otwariremu obutwa bw’omubiri, obutwa bw’ebihaha, na kansa kurabira omu kuhuuta n’okukora aha ruhu.
Ekitongore eki kikacwamu ngu dichloromethane neereeta “akabi akatari k’oburyo k’okushiisha amagara omu mbeera z’okugikozesa” ahabw’akabi aha bakozi abarikukwatwaho omubazi ogu butoosha nari omu muringo ogutarikuhikaana n’obutoosha, abaguzi abarikukoresa omubazi ogu, n’abantu abarikukwatwaho omubazi ogu.
“Sayansi eri enyima ya methylene chloride neeshoboororwa gye, kandi okugikoresa nikibaasa kureetera amagara marungi munonga nangwa n’okufa, eki n’amazima aha maka maingi munonga agafeereirwe abakundwa baago ahabw’okunywa obutwa bw’amaani,” nikwo omukuru wa EPA Michael S. Regan yaagizire. orukiiko orurikukirangirira. “Nikyo EPA erikutwaraho ekiteiso ky’okurinda amagara g’abakozi barikutaho ebiragiro ebigumire omu myanya y’okukoreramu ebyabaire nibiija kuzibira okukoresa omubazi ogu okurikukirayo n’okukyendeeza aha kukwatwaho omu mbeera ezindi zoona.”
EPA yagira ngu ekigyendererwa ky'okuzibira oku okuteirweho n'okurinda abantu akabi kandi n'okurekura methylene chloride yonka kukoresibwa omu mbeera z'okukoreramu ezirikutegyekwa munonga, ekirikubaasa kukyendeeza aha kukwatwaho. Okukora, okukora n’okujanjaaza dichloromethane nibiija kurekyera aho omu myezi 15 erikwija. Aho ekiteiso kyazibiire omubazi ogu, okucondooza okwakozirwe EPA kukashanga ngu ebintu ebindi ebiine “omuhendo nk’ogwo n’oburungi ... okutwarira hamwe nibibaho.”
“Okuzibira oku okuteirweho omu byafaayo nikworeka entunguuka mpango ei twakozire omu kuta omu nkora emiringo mirungi y’okwerinda emibazi n’okutwara enkora ezibaire ziteirweho kumara obwire buraingwa kubaasa kurinda gye amagara g’abantu,” Reagan nikwo agizire.
Kerry Breen n'omuhandiiki w'amakuru kandi omunyamakuru wa CBS News. Okuhandiika kwe nikuta omutima aha bintu ebiriyo nibibaho hati, amakuru g’omutaano n’okukoresa kubi ebitokooza bwongo.