Tsarin PFAS: Bayyana Rabin Labarin

Itace 3M a Corona, California
Itace 3M a Corona, California

Ta Pat Pater, Nuwamba 9, 2019

A makon da ya gabata, Hukumar Kula da Albarkatun Ruwa na Jihar California ta fitar da bayanan da ta tattara akan gurbatawar PFAS a cikin rijiyoyin da ke fadin jihar. Duk wanda ya ba da labari game da PFAS, wanda ya bincika bayanan albarkatun su, zai yanke cewa albarkatun ruwa na California suna cikin mummunan yanayi kuma lafiyar dubun dubatan mazauna California suna cikin haɗari ta hanyar shan ruwan famfo. 

Jihar tayi gwaji don 14 na fiye da nau'in 5,000 na PFAS, gami da biyu daga cikin nau'ikan sanannun sanannun sanannun da aka sani don yin barazana ga lafiyar ɗan adam, PFOS da PFOA.

Mata masu juna biyu kar su taɓa shan ruwan famfo tare da ƙaramin adadin PFAS.
Mata masu juna biyu kar su taɓa shan ruwan famfo tare da ƙaramin adadin PFAS.

Hukumar Ruwa ta umarci jama'a wannan shafin akan PFAS.  An umurci mutane su szabi shafin "Ruwan Shan" sannan kuma "Sakamakon Gwajin Tsarin Ruwan Jama'a," amma sabon sakamakon akan gwajin PFAS ba za'a iya samunsa ta wannan hanyar ba. Don nemo duk tsarin tattara bayanan na PFAS, a tsari mai inganci, dole ne jama'a su san abin da za su nema ko kuma ma’aikatan ne za su jagorance su. Don samun damar amfani da bayanan PFAS mai inganci, shigar da “Matakin farko na samammen PFAS” zai haifar da shigarwar ta biyar wacce ke ɗauke da hanyar haɗi zuwa babbar falle mai faɗi:PFAS Kulawa da np TP. ” Maƙunsar bayanan na ɗauke da layuka 9,130 ​​na bayanai, wanda ke ba wa jama'a masu shan ruwa wahala gano - idan za su iya samun sa.

Blair Robertson, jami’in yada labarai na hukumar ruwa, bai dawo da wani lokaci ba lokacin wannan labarin, yayin da aka kira masu kira zuwa ofishin hukumar ruwa cewa dukkan bayanan ba su nan.

A halin yanzu, taswira mai amfani hade da binciken abubuwan ruwa da LA Times kawai yana gabatar da bayanai akan PFOS / PFOA kuma ya kasa magance rikicewar wasu nau'ikan PFAS masu haɗari. 

Kodayake PFOS da PFOA sune nau'ikan sanannun PFAS, sauran sunadarai na PFAS na iya zama cutarwa sosai ga lafiyar dan adam ta wasu fannoni. California ta gwada rijiyoyin 568 don PFOS da PFOA, tare da waɗannan bambance-bambancen sunadarai na 12 na PFAS: 

Daban-daban na 12 na PFAS
Daban-daban na 12 na PFAS

Karka bari idanunka suyi zuru-zuru. Yawan amfani da wadannan sinadarai a cikin ruwan sha mai tsawan matakan na iya nuna cewa dan da aka haifa ba zai iya kare kansa daga asma ba ko kuma ya sha wahala daga yanayin haɓaka ko halayyar mutum. Sha wannan ruwan kuma zai iya ba da gudummawa ga cututtukan fata, hanta, da cutar kansa, ko rage rigakafi ga cututtukan da suka mutu. 

Don haka abin takaici ne ganin LA Times bayar da ƙididdiga ga jama'a ta hanyar taswirar ma'amala wanda kawai ke nuna ƙididdigar PFOS / PFOA. 

Daga cikin rijiyoyin 568 da aka gwada, 308 (54.2%) an samo su dauke da nau'ikan sunadarai na PFAS.  

An gano sassan 19,228 da tiriliyan (ppt) na nau'in 14 na PFAS da aka gwada a cikin rijiyoyin 308. 51% sun kasance PFOS ko PFOA yayin da sauran 49% sun kasance wasu PFAS da aka lissafa a sama waɗanda aka san suna da tasirin gaske kan lafiyar ɗan adam. 

Sama da guba.  

Amurka, Hukumar Kare Muhalli, (EPA) tana da Shawarwarin Tsawancin Lafiya wanda ba za'a iya aiwatar da shi ba game da Lafiya Jiki na sassan 70 da tiriliyan don PFOS / PFOA. Lokacin da matakan PFOS / PFOA suke saman 70 ppt, rijiyoyin suna rufe a California, kodayake ba a ƙaddamar da sauran sinadaran PFAS waɗannan iyakokin ba.  Masana muhalli sun yi gargaɗi cewa bakin EPA na son rai ya yi yawa, yana mai cewa ruwan sha bai wuce haka ba 1 ppt na kowane sinadaran PFAS.

A cikin rashin EPA ta tarayya mai aiki, jihohi a duk faɗin ƙasar suna hanzarin kafa matakan ƙaƙƙarfan matakan ƙazamar ƙazamai (MCL's) don PFAS daban-daban a cikin 10 ppt zuwa 20 ppt range a duka ruwan karkashin ƙasa da ruwan sha. California kwanan nan ta kafa Matakan sanarwar - kawai don PFOS da PFOA - a 6.5 ppt da 5.1 ppt a ruwan sha daidai da haka. Matakan Sanarwa yana haifar da wasu buƙatu don masu samar da ruwa, kodayake jama'a na iya ci gaba da shan ruwan. 

Lissafin da ke ƙasa, wanda aka ɗauka daga bayanan Hukumar Kula da Ruwa, yana nuna sakamakon rijiyoyin California guda 23 waɗanda suka gwada mafi girma fiye da shawarar EPA na ɓangarori 70 na tiriliyan na PFOS / PFOA.

Rijiyar California ta 23 wacce ta gwada sama da shawarar EPA na sassan 70 a kowane tiriliyan don PFOS / PFOA
Rijiyar California ta 23 wacce ta gwada sama da shawarar EPA na sassan 70 a kowane tiriliyan don PFOS / PFOA

Daga cikin samfuran 23 da ke sama, "wasu PFAS" sunyi lissafin 49% na jimlar. An samo samfuran ruwa guda bakwai da aka gurbata su a Corona, gida zuwa ga masana'antar masana'antu na 3M. 

Shafin gidan yanar gizo na LA Times ya umarci jama'a da su sanya sunan garinsu a cikin shingen bincike. Yin hakan don Burbank ya samar da taswira mai zuwa:

LA Times taswirar taswirar PFAS gurɓataccen iska wanda ke ba rabin labarin kawai
LA Times taswirar taswirar PFAS gurɓataccen iska wanda ke ba rabin labarin kawai

Tsarin zane-zane na LA Times ya nuna rijiyoyi goma a Burbank ba tare da gurbatawar PFOS / PFOA ba, wanda ya sa mutane da yawa su yarda cewa rijiyar ba ta da kyau. Jaridar LA Times ta gaza samar wa jama'a damar samun gurbata da wasu sinadarai PFAS suka samu a cikin ruwa mai kyau. 

Binciken da aka yi na makabartar da aka binne ya nuna waɗannan shigarwar don Burbank:

LA Times ɗaukar hoto na PFAS a Burbank yana barin waɗannan shigarwar sakonni
LA Times ɗaukar hoto na PFAS a Burbank yana barin waɗannan shigarwar sakonni

Burbank's OU Da kyau VO-1  ya gurbata da 108.4 ppt na waɗannan nau'ikan PFAS:

MAFARKI SALFONIC ACIDPFHxS) 20 ppt
ACIKINTA FASAHA (PFHxA) 69
MAFARKIN ACID (PFBS) 10
KAIFAR ACID (PFHpA) 9.4

Kadan kamar suna damuwa da waɗannan sinadaran kuma wannan shine saboda masana'antar da ke da masana'antar EPA ta nuna rashin damuwa. Dole ne California ta jagoranci jagorancin kare lafiyar 'yan kasarta.

Wadannan sunadarai suna da haɗari, kuma yakamata a daidaita matakan su sosai kuma a sanar dasu ga duk jihohi da gwamnatin tarayya. Karatuttukan da aka gabatar wa Kwamitin Nazarin Gurɓatattun Gurɓatattun Kwayoyi na Taron Stockholm  bayar da rahoton waɗannan binciken don PFHxS.  (Amurka ta gaza tabbatar da wannan muhimmin yarjejeniya.)

  • An gano PFHxS a cikin jinin igiyar zazzabi kuma ana watsa ta zuwa tayi zuwa mafi girma fiye da abin da aka bayar da rahoton ga PFOS. 
  • Nazarin ya nuna wata ƙungiya tsakanin matakan magani na PFHxS da matakan ƙwayar cholesterol, lipoproteins, triglycerides da acid mai ƙyama.
  • An nuna tasirin sakamako akan hanyar hanji na thyroid don PFHxS a cikin karatun epidemiological.
  • Bayyanar cikin haihuwa ga PFHxS yana da alaƙa da aukuwa na cututtukan cututtuka (kamar ottis media, huhu, kwayar RS da varicella) a farkon rayuwa.

Kuma wannan ɗayan ɗayan sunadarai ne na “sauran PFAS” a cikin Burbank. Duba bayanan martabar toxicological don: PFHxA, PFBS da kuma  PFHpA

Ruwan rijiyar Burbank yana da guba. 

Idan mutum yana zaune kusa da rijiyoyin tare da babban matakan PFAS ba lallai bane ya zama ruwan famfonsa ya fito daga waccan tushe, kodayake hakan yana yiwuwa. Hakanan, idan ruwan famfo ya fito daga mai amfani tare da rijiyoyi da yawa, jama'a bazai san ainihin ruwan da suke sha ba. Yakamata mutane su fara tattaunawa da masu samar da ruwa da kuma Mata masu ciki bai kamata su taɓa shan ruwan famfo tare da ƙaramin abu ba na PFAS. Yawancin tsarin tsabtace ruwa na gida ba zai iya fitar da waɗannan ƙwayoyin carcinogens ba.

Kwamitin Ruwa na Ruwa na California ya gwada tashoshin jiragen saman farar hula, matattarar shara da keɓaɓɓe, da wuraren shan ruwan sha a cikin nisan mil 1 mai rijiyoyin rijiyoyin da aka riga aka san suna dauke da PFAS. Sojoji ba su mayar da hankali kan wannan binciken ba, duk da cewa tushe guda daya, tashar jirgin ruwan Naval Air makami China Lake ya gurbata wata rijiya a 8,000,000 ppt. don PFOS / PFOA, bisa ga DOD. Bugu da ƙari, DOD ta ba da rahoton cewa California tana da Ka'idodin soja na 598 tare da rukunin wuraren gurɓataccen 5,819, kodayake bayanai game da gurbatawar PFAS a yawancin waɗannan rukunin yanar gizon ba su cikin jama'a.  

Anna Reade na Majalisar Tsaron Albarkatun Kasa ta ce hukumar ruwa dole ne ta fadada matakanta kan PFOS da PFOA. "Mai da hankali kan bishiyoyi biyu kawai a cikin gandun daji na kusan 5,000 zai iya daidaita ikon jihar don duka ɗayan hoto cikakke na matsalar ko haɓaka cikakkiyar hanyoyin magance matsalar," ta rubuta. 

Lokaci ya yi da za a farka mu ji ƙanshin kofi - a Burbank - da kuma duk faɗin jihar. Kawai kar ku sha shi har sai kun tabbatar ba gurɓatashi da sinadaran PFAS ba.

 

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