naDan Elliott, Associated Press
DENVER (AP) - Vakuru vehutano muColorado vakati zvinokwanisika kuti kuteedzera makemikari ane muchetura anowanikwa mumatatu emvura ekunwa akabuda kubva mufuro rekudzima moto rinoshandiswa pane imwe nzvimbo iri pedyo yeAir Force.
Dhipatimendi reHurumende reHutano Hwevanhu neNzvimbo rakati neChitatu harina kurambidza mamwe masosi, asi vakuru vakuru vanotenda kuti mamwe emakemikari akabva kuPeterson Air Force Base, uko vanodzima moto vakashandisa furo mukurovedza muviri.
Furo iri raive nemakomisheni ane perfluorinated, kana kuti PFCs, ayo akabatana neprostate, itsvo uye testicular cancer, pamwe nezvimwe zvirwere.
Matauriro evakuru vehurumende ndiwo aive chirevo chakasimba kusvika nhasi chinobatanidza kusvibiswa kwaPeterson. Zvakauya maawa mushure mekunge mauto aburitsa chiziviso chinozivisa nzvimbo nhanhatu pazasi apo furo rinogona kunge rakapunyuka munzvimbo mushure mekurovera moto kana bvunzo dzemidziyo yemoto.
Zvinosanganisira hangars, zviteshi zvemoto, dziva remvura uye munda umo nheyo yakambotumira dutu remvura. Munda uyu wava nhandare yegolf uye unodiridzwa kubva padhamu remvura.
Mauto ari kutarisa mabhesi munyika yese kuti angangoburitsa furo munzvimbo.
Vakuru veColorado neAir Force vachasangana svondo rinouya kuti vakurukure matanho avo anotevera, akadaro Roland Clubb webazi rezvehutano. Chikamu chinotevera chichasanganisira kuchera matsime ekutarisa uye kutora masampuli evhu, izvo zvakaziviswa neAir Force mwedzi wapfuura.
Clubb yakati vakuru vehurumende vanodawo kuvimbiswa kubva kuAir Force nezve dzimwe nzvimbo nomwe kuPeterson uko kwakashandiswa furo, asi mauto akati hapana kuferefetwa kunodiwa. VeMhepo vakati chero furo rakaburitswa panzvimbo idzi rakapfuura nemuhurongwa hwekurapa.
PFCs zvakare yaishandiswa zvakanyanya mumachira asina-tsvimbo pane cookware uye mune mamwe maapplication. Iyo US Environmental Protection Agency yakaraira masisitimu emvura munyika yose kuti aedze makomboni pakati pa2013 na2015.
MuColorado, maPFC akawanikwa mumvura yetsime mumatatu ekushandisa masisitimu anoshandira vanhu vangangosvika zviuru makumi matanhatu nenomwe muguta reFountain uye nharaunda isina mubatanidzwa inonzi Security-Widefield. Iwo mazinga akadarika miganhu yaitaurwa neEPA.
Vakuru vehutano veColorado vakati nharaunda dzine huwandu hwegomarara reitsvo kupfuura vanhu vakatenderedza, asi humbowo hwaive husina kukwana kupa mhosva maPFC. Vatiwo vagari ava vane huwandu hwekufutisa nekuputa fodya izvo zvine chekuita negomarara.
PFCs haina kuoneka mune dzimwe veruzhinji Colorado mvura masisitimu, asi vakuru vehutano muEl Paso County, iyo inosanganisira maguta akakanganisika, vakati vakawana maPFCs pamusoro pekurudziro yeEPA mumatsime makumi maviri nematanhatu emvura yekunwa. Vanga vakamirira maresults pane vamwe gumi nevaviri.
Aaron Doussett, maneja wechirongwa chemhando yemvura mudunhu, akati haasati ave neruzivo rwakakwana rwekutaura kana maPFCs akabva kumhepo.
Air Force yakambobvuma kushandisa $4.3 miriyoni kuisa mafirita emvura munzvimbo iyi kubvisa maPFC. Makondirakiti anga achiri kushanda nezve izvo, mutauriri waPeterson Steve Brady akadaro.
Dunhu reSecurity Water District rave kushanduka kusvika kumvura yepasi - kubva munzizi nemadziva - kubva pakawanikwa maPFCs, maneja Roy Heald akadaro neChitatu. Kare, inenge hafu yemvura yomudunhu racho yaibva mumatsime uye hafu yaibva mumvura iri pamusoro.
Heald inotarisira kuti dunhu richakurumidza kushandisa mvura yepasi zvachose, mushure mekugadzirisa hurongwa.
Dhipatimendi reMvura yeChitubu harina kushandisa matsime kubva muna Gumiguru uye rakapfuura nguva ino yezhizha rinodikanwa zvachose pamusoro pemvura, Mutungamiriri weUtility Curtis Mitchell akadaro.
Director weWidefield water system haana kuwanikwa kuti ataure, vashandi vake vakadaro.
Pakutanga yakawanikwa pa Associated Press
