Toxic-Free Futures ikora mu guteza imbere ikoreshwa ry’ibicuruzwa, imiti n’ibikorwa bitagira ingaruka mbi kugira ngo ejo hazaza habeho ubuzima bwiza binyuze mu bushakashatsi bugezweho, ubuvugizi, gutegura ibikorwa by’abaturage no kwitabira abaguzi.
WASHINGTON, DC – Uyu munsi, Umuyobozi Wungirije wa EPA, Michael Friedhoff, yatanze itegeko rya nyuma ryo gucunga “ingaruka zidafite ishingiro” zagaragajwe mu isuzuma rya EPA rya methylene chloride hakurikijwe Itegeko ryo Kugenzura Ibiyobyabwenge (TSCA). Iri tegeko rizabuza ikoreshwa ryose rya methylene chloride ku baguzi no ku bucuruzi bwinshi n’inganda, uretse ibigo bimwe na bimwe bya leta n’inganda. Itegeko riteganyijwe ni igikorwa cya kabiri cya nyuma giteganyijwe ku kintu “kisanzwe” gishingiye kuri TSCA yavuguruwe, nyuma y’itegeko rya EPA rya chrysotile asbestos. Igihe cy’iminsi 60 cyo gutanga ibitekerezo kizatangira nyuma y’uko itegeko risohotse mu gitabo cya Leta.
Itegeko riteganyijwe ribuza ikoreshwa ryose ry’imiti ikoreshwa n’abaguzi ndetse n’ikoreshwa ry’imiti myinshi mu nganda no mu bucuruzi, harimo n’imashini zikuraho amavuta, ikuraho ibara, n’imashini zikuraho irangi n’amabara, kandi ritanga uburenganzira bubiri bwo gukoresha ibintu by’ingenzi kugira ngo huzuzwe ibisabwa mu kurinda aho bakorera. Ikigo gishinzwe uburozi (Toxic-Free Futures) cyakiriye neza icyo cyifuzo, gisaba Ikigo gishinzwe kurengera ibidukikije gukora vuba kugira ngo kirangize iri tegeko kandi kigere ku bakozi bose.
“Imiryango myinshi cyane yahuye n’ibyago byinshi bivuye kuri iyi miti; imirimo myinshi yangijwe nayo. Nubwo amategeko ya EPA atagize icyo ageraho, agira uruhare runini mu gukuraho methylene chloride mu kazi no mu ngo. Hari intambwe ikomeye yatewe,” ibi ni ibyatangajwe na Liz Hitchcock, umuyobozi wa Safe Chemicals for Healthy Families muri leta ya Toxic Future Policy Initiative. “Hashize imyaka igera kuri irindwi, Inteko Ishinga Amategeko yavuguruye TSCA kugira ngo yemerere EPA gufata ingamba nk’izo ku byago bizwi bya shimi. Iri tegeko rizagabanya cyane ikoreshwa ry’iyi miti ya shimi irimo uburozi bwinshi,” nk’uko yakomeje abivuga.
“Hashize igihe kinini, methylene chloride yambuye abakozi b’Abanyamerika ubuzima bwabo mu gihe yambuye irangi n’amavuta yabo. Itegeko rishya rya EPA rizihutisha iterambere ry’imiti itekanye n’imikorere itekanye mu gihe akazi karangira,” Charlotte yabwiye Blue-Green Alliance. Brody, Visi Perezida w’Ubuzima bushingiye ku Mirimo n’Ibidukikije.
“Mu myaka itanu ishize, Lowe's yabaye ikigo cya mbere gikomeye cyahagaritse ikoreshwa rya methylene chloride mu bikoresho bikuraho amarangi, bitangira ingaruka mbi mu bacuruzi bakomeye mu gihugu,” ibi byavuzwe na Mike, umuyobozi wa Mind the Store, gahunda idafite uburozi. “Twishimiye ko Ikigo gishinzwe kurengera ibidukikije gifatanyije n'abacuruzi mu guhagarika iboneka rya methylene chloride ku baguzi n'abakozi. Iri tegeko rishya ry'ingenzi rizagira uruhare runini mu kurinda abaguzi n'abakozi kwandura iyi miti itera kanseri. Intambwe ikurikiraho y'Ikigo ni uko akazi ka EPA kagomba kuba uguha ibigo n'abacuruzi ubuyobozi ku bijyanye no gusuzuma ingaruka z'ubundi buryo kugira ngo ubucuruzi bugere ku bisubizo bihamye koko.”
“Twishimiye iki gikorwa cyo kurinda abantu uburozi bwica bwitwa methylene chloride,” ibi byavuzwe na Paul Burns, umuyobozi mukuru w’itsinda ry’ubushakashatsi ku nyungu rusange rya Vermont. “Ariko kandi twemera ko byafashe igihe kirekire cyane kandi byatwaye ubuzima bw’abantu benshi cyane.” . Uburozi ubwo aribwo bwose bushobora guteza akaga gakomeye kandi k’igihe kirekire ku buzima bw’abantu ntibugomba kugurishwa ku isoko rusange.”
“Uyu ni umunsi mwiza aho dushobora kugaragaza impinduka mu mategeko agenga ubuzima rusange n’ibidukikije bizarokora ubuzima bw’abantu, cyane cyane abakozi bahura n’ibiyobyabwenge by’uburozi,” ibi byavuzwe na Cindy Luppi, umuyobozi wa New England Clean Water Initiative. “Uyu muryango washishikarije abanyamuryango bawo n’abafatanyabikorwa bawo kandi batanga ubuhamya buziguye bwo gushyigikira iki gikorwa. “Turashishikariza EPA ya Biden gukomeza gufata ubu buryo butaziguye kugira ngo tugabanye imitwaro y’ubuzima, hirindwe ingaruka ku buzima bwacu, kandi hagaragare siyansi igezweho.”
Methylene chloride, izwi kandi nka methylene chloride cyangwa DCM, ni umuti ukoreshwa mu gukuraho irangi n'ibindi bicuruzwa. Ufitanye isano na kanseri, ubumuga bwo mu mutwe n'urupfu rw'ako kanya ruturutse ku kubura umwuka. Guhura n'iki kinyabutabire mu buryo butunguranye nibyo byateye impfu 85 muri Leta Zunze Ubumwe za Amerika hagati ya 1985 na 2018, nk'uko ubushakashatsi bwakozwe n'urungano bwakozwe na Gahunda y'Ubuzima bw'Imyororokere n'Ibidukikije (PRHE) muri Kaminuza ya California, San Francisco bubigaragaza.
Kuva mu 2009, Toxic Futures n'abavugizi b'ubuzima mu gihugu hose bakomeje gukora kugira ngo bakomeze uburinzi bwa leta ku biyobyabwenge by'uburozi. Nyuma y'imyaka myinshi y'ubuvugizi bw'ihuriro riyobowe na Toxics Free Future's Safe Chemicals, Healthy Families initiative, Itegeko rya Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act ryashyizweho umukono mu 2016, riha Ikigo gishinzwe kurengera ibidukikije ububasha bukenewe bwo guhagarika ibinyabutabire biteza akaga nka methylene chloride. Kuva mu 2017 kugeza 2019, gahunda ya Toxic-Free Future's Mind the Store yayoboye ubukangurambaga ku rwego rw'igihugu bwo kwemeza ko abacuruzi barenga cumi na babiri, barimo Lowe's, Home Depot, Walmart, Amazon n'abandi, bahagaritse kugurisha irangi n'ibisigazwa birimo methylene remover. Chloride. Mu 2022 na 2023, Toxic-Free Futures yashishikarije abafatanyabikorwa b'ihuriro gutanga ibitekerezo, gutanga ubuhamya, no guhura na EPA kugira ngo bashyigikire amategeko ya nyuma akomeye.
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