Ekitongore ky'eby'obuhangwa omuri America nikiteekateeka okuzibira okukozesa munonga omubazi gwa methylene chloride, ogu barikugira ngu nigubaasa kureetera amagara akabi nangwa n'okufa, okurinda amagara g'abantu.
Ekiteiso eki nikiija kuzibira okukozesa methylene chloride omu mbeera zoona z’abaguzi n’okukoresa okurikukirayo omu makorero n’omu by’obushuubuzi. Methylene chloride neekoresibwa omu kusheenya amajuta omu itaka, omu kuboneza oburashi bw’okusiiga n’okujwara, omu kuhamya eby’obushuubuzi n’okukinga, n’omu kukora emibazi endiijo omu myanya y’amakorero.
Okuzibira oku kukateebwaho nk'ekicweka ky'ebiragiro bya Toxic Substances Control Act, ebirikuha ekitongore ky'okurinda eby'obuhangwa obushoboorozi bw'okutaho ebiragiro by'okuha ripooti, ​​okubiika ebihandiiko n'okukyebera. Omu mwaka gwa 2019, ekitongore ky'okurinda eby'obuhangwa kikazibira omuguzi omwe kukozesa methylene chloride barikugiihaho aha bikwato by'okusharaho erangi.
Abantu 85 nibo bafiire ahabw'okukwatwa omubazi ogu kuruga 1980, okurugiirira ahakitongore ky'eby'obuhangwa ekya America. EPA yagira ngu emishango enyingi nekwata aha bakozi abari aha ndagaano z'okuboneza amaka. Ekitongore eki kyagira ngu hariho “emisya” y'abantu abarikutunga obuzibu bw'amaani kandi oburikumara obwire buraingwa bwanyima y'okukwatwa omubazi gwa methylene chloride. Ekitongore ky’okurinda eby’obuhangwa nakyo kishangire ngu okuhuuta n’okukoragana n’oruhu nikubaasa kureetaho obuzibu bw’amagara, otwariiremu obutwa bw’omubiri, obuhuta bw’ebihaha, na kansa.
Ekitongore eki kikacwamu ngu methylene chloride “neereeta akabi akatari k’oburyo k’okushiisha amagara omu mbeera z’okugikozesa” ahabw’akabi aha bakozi abarikukwatwaho butoosha nari omu muringo ogutarikuhikaana n’omubazi ogu, abaguzi abarikukoresa omubazi ogu, n’abantu abarikukwatwaho omubazi ogu. okureetaho akabi.
“Sayansi erikukwata aha methylene chloride neeshoboororwa gye, kandi okukwatwaho methylene chloride nikibaasa kureetera amagara marungi munonga nangwa n’okufa,” nikwo omukuru wa EPA Michael S. Regan yaagizire omu kihandiiko ky’amakuru. Egi niyo mazima ahabw'amaka maingi munonga agafeereirwe abakundwa baabo ahabw'obutwa bw'amaani," ekiteiso nikigira. "Niyo nshonga ahabwenki ekitongore ky'okurinda eby'obuhangwa kiratwara ekikorwa kirahabura okuzibira okukozesa omubazi ogu n'okuta omu nkora okurinda okugumire omu myanya y'okukoreramu kurinda amagara g'abakozi n'okukyendeeza aha kukwatwaho omu bintu ebindi byona."
Ekigyendererwa ky'okuzibira oku okuteirweho n'okurinda abantu akabi n'okukyendeeza aha kukwatwaho barikwikiriza okukozesa methylene chloride omu mbeera ezirikutegyekwa munonga omu myanya y'emirimo zonka, ekitongore ky'okurinda eby'obuhangwa nikigira. Okukora, okukora n’okujanjaaza methylene chloride nibiija kurekyera aho omu myezi 15 erikwija. Omu mbeera ezi ekiteiso kirikuzibira omubazi ogu, okweshwijuma kwa EPA kukashanga ngu “ebintu ebindi ebiine omuhendo nk’ogwo kandi ebirikukora gye...okutwarira hamwe nibibaho.”
“Okuzibira oku okuteirweho okw’ebyafaayo nikworeka entunguuka mpango ei twakozire omu kuta omu nkora oburinzi busya bw’emibazi n’okutwara amatembezo agahingwireho okurinda gye amagara g’abantu,” Regan 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.