Iingcali zenzululwazi kunye neentetho zezempilo zezingane zifuna ukuhlaziywa kwakhona
Ngaba uyazi ukuba zeziphi iikhemikhali eziqhelekileyo esizibonakalise zibonakaliswe ukubeka ingozi ekuphuhlisweni kwengqondo yabantwana? Ngxelo kaJulayi ka-2016, ezininzi iinzululwazi, oogqirha bezempilo kunye neentetho zezempilo zempilo zabantwana zifuna ukuhlaziywa ngokutsha kobufakazi obuninzi bokusetyenziswa kweemichiza eziqhelekileyo esisetyenziswayo imihla ngemihla zidibaniswa neengxaki ze-autism ezifana ne-autism, ukukhubazeka kwengqondo, kunye nokukhathazeka kokufunda.
Iprojekthi ye-TENDR, inzululwazi yezenzululwazi, abaqeqeshi bezempilo kunye nabameli bezemvelo ezisebenza ukuphakamisa ulwazi malunga neekhemikhali zemvelo ezidibene neengozi ezingabonakaliyo kubantwana, zikhuphe ingxelo, "Iprojekthi ye-TENDR: Ukujoliswa kweengozi zokuKhuselwa kweNdalo," ukucacisa ngokubanzi iikhemikhali ezisetyenzisiweyo eziye zaboniswa ukufaka ingozi ekuphuculeni ubuchopho obuphilileyo kumabhobho kunye nabantwana babo bonke ubudala.
Oko Abazali Abafuna Ukukwazi Ngamachiza Aqhelekileyo
Iikhemikhali abazali abafanele bakhathazeke ngazo ziye zaboniswa ukuba zingaphakathi emoyeni nasemanzini kunye nakwiimveliso ezininzi esivame ukuzisebenzisa emzimbeni nasemakhaya ethu. Ngokutsho kweProjekthi TENDR, ezinye iikhemikhali zixhaphake kakhulu kwimeko yethu ukuba ziye zafunyanwa kwiimimandla phantse bonke abaseMerika kwiimvavanyo ezenziwa ngamaziko e-US for Control and Prevention of Disease.
Uninzi lwamakhemikhali amaninzi afunyanwa kwimveliso yoshishino kunye nabathengi aluyi kuvavanywa nantoni yokuphucula i-neurotoxicity okanye ezinye iziphumo kwimpilo, nangona abantu-kubandakanywa nabasetyhini nabantwana, abasengozini kakhulu kwiimichiza ezinobungozi-bavelele kubo rhoqo.
Uninzi malunga nososayensi yimichiza efana nokukhokela, i-mercury, i-organophosphate pesticides (efumaneka kwizinto ezisetyenziselwa kwintsimi yasekhaya kunye nokulima), i-phthalates (eziqhelekileyo kwiiplastiki, iimveliso zokunakekela abantu, kunye neyeza), i-diphenyl ethers e-polybrominated ( abazilawuli bomlilo), kunye neengcoliseko zomoya eziveliswa xa kutshiswa izitye kunye namafutha asefosil.
Ngaphandle kweekhemikhali eziye zavalwa ngaphambili, ezifana ne-PCBs, okanye i-biphenyls ene-polychlorine, eziye zahlanjululwa ngo-1977, ziyaqhubeka ziqhubeka kwimeko, zibeka ingozi yempilo.
Iprojekthi ye-TENDR ingxelo ifuna ukulungiswa kwenkqubo ye-federal yangoku yokujonga iikhemikhali ezinobungozi okanye eziyingozi, ezivame ukuvumela abenzi beekhemikhali ukuba babeke indawo yamachiza afanayo-afana neengozi ezifanayo-xa ikhemikhali ibonakaliswe njengobuthi obuyingozi. Kwakhona kuthatha ii-arhente zokulawula iminyaka okanye iminyaka eminyaka yokuphononongwa ngaphambi kokuba ibone iichiza eliyingozi. Ababhali beengxelo banxusa abameli ukuba bazise iindlela ezingcono zokuphuhlisa nokuvavanya iikhemikhali ezingalimaza intuthuko yengqondo yabantwana kunye nokukhawuleza ukucoceka kweetekisi. Baphinde bacele abakhiqizi beekhemikhali ukuba basuse i-neurodevelopmental toxins kwimveliso yabo.
Oko Abazali Abanokukwenza Ukunciphisa Abantwana 'Ukuboniswa KwamaTyxin
- Funda phezulu ngolwazi olutsha malunga nophando malunga neengxube zendalo kunye nokufunda malunga nantoni na iinzame ezenziwa ukukhusela iintsapho; Iprojekthi yeTENDR kunye neQela lokuSebenza lokuSingqongileyo (EWG) yimithombo eninzi yolwazi. Kwakhona, uye kwi-EPA (i-Environmental Protection Agency) kwiphepha leenkcukacha eziphathekayo ekulawuleni izinambuzane ukuze ufunde ngeendlela ezinobungozi zokulawula izilwanyana, kwaye ufunde nge-Frank R. Lautenberg Khuseleko lweMachiza kwi-21st Century Act, umthetho omtsha uqinisa ukhuselo lweentsapho.
- Funda ngaphambi kokuba uthenge. I-EWG nayo ibonisa iinkcukacha zemveliso yokunakekela umntu obizwa ngokuba yi-Skin Deep, ebonisa uluhlu lweemveliso ezininzi zabathengi kunye nefuthe kunye nemiphumo emibi; Abazali bangasebenzisa le database ukuba benze ukhetho oluchanekileyo malunga nemveliso abayisebenzisa imihla ngemihla.
- Ukucaca okucacileyo "kwintsizana engcolileyo" ukuvelisa (iziqhamo kunye nezigulane ezinomlinganiselo ophezulu wenkunkuma yezilwanyana ezinokutsha) kwaye ukhethe iziqhamo kunye nemifuno eyaziwayo ukuba iqulethe amanqanaba aphantsi ezinambuzane ezinambuzane (oko kuthiwa "i-15 ecocekileyo"). I-EWG inikeza uludwe lwangonyaka.
- Xa uthengisa ukutya kwezilwanyana zasemanzini, khetha iindidi eziphezulu kwi-omega 3 kodwa ziqulethe ixabiso elincinci le-mercury njenge-salmon yasendle, i-sardines, i-Atlantic mackerel kunye ne-trout trout. Unokuphanda nokukhangela izilwanyana zokutya kweentlanzi kwiintlanzi ezithile kwi-website ye-Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch.
- Uvavanye amanzi akho ukuqinisekisa ukuba akukho nto yokukhokela kunye neekiti ezivela kwiintsholongwane eziMpilo eziNgcono, iqela lezinzululwazi, iintlangano ezingenzi nzuzo kunye nabaxhasi abasebenzela ukudala nokuxhasa imizamo yokunciphisa ukutyhila kwiikhemikhali ezingenayo i-neurotoxic kwiintsuku zokuqala zee phuhliso lwa bantwana. Qinisekisa ukuba upende kwikhaya lakho alinakho ukhokelo (amakhaya akhiwe ngaphambi kowe-1978 angaba nepeyinti ekhokelayo).
- Xa uthengisa ifenitshala, khangela iimveliso ezibhalwa njengezikhulula ezilahlayo zetyhefu.
- Ungayisebenzisi i-vinyl flooring, ebangela ukuba uphuthutheke kwakha uthuli lomhlaba, kwaye ungathengi amathoyizi eplastiki okanye ezinye iimveliso ezenziwe nge-PVC.
- Thatha izicathulo zakho ngaphambi kokuba ungene endlwini ukuze uhlale ungcolile ngaphandle kwaye unciphise umngcipheko wokukhokela kunye neepilisi zinambuzane. Sebenzisa i-vacuum enefayile ye-HEPA kunye nothuli ngamachiza e-microfiber ukukhusela ukutsalwa kokungcola nokunciphisa ukutyhila kwi-phthalates.
- Cinga ukusebenzisa iindlela ezingekho zetyhefu kwizibulala-zinambuzane, ezingonakalisa abantwana kunye nezilwanyana.