Wɔ May 3, 2023 no, EPA tintim mmara bi a wɔahyɛ ho nyansa wɔ Federal Register mu sɛ wɔbɛbara methylene chloride dodow no ara a wɔde di dwuma.
, na dichloromethane ne nnuru a ɛto so abien a wɔhwɛ asiane a ɛwɔ mu no so wɔ nsakrae nhyehyɛe a Frank R. Lautenberg yɛe no ase. 21st Century Chemical Safety Act of 2016. Afe a atwam no, adwumakuo no de nyansahyɛ maeɛ sɛ wɔbɛyɛ akwan a wɔbɛfa so abɔ nkurɔfoɔ ho ban afiri asbestos a wɔde bɛto wɔn ho no ho.
Wɔde dichloromethane di dwuma wɔ akwan horow so, a nea ɛka ho ne nneɛma a wɔde di dwuma wɔ adetɔfo te sɛ aerosol degreasers ne brush cleaners a wɔde yɛ paint ne ade a wɔde kata so, aguadi mu nneɛma te sɛ adhesives ne sealants, ne mfiridwuma mu nneɛma a wɔde yɛ nnuru afoforo. Sɛ nhwɛso no, wɔde dichloromethane di dwuma sɛ nnuru a ɛwɔ ntam wɔ hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) 32 a wɔyɛ mu, a wɔde yɛ frigye a wɔde afra a wɔayɛ sɛ wɔde besi nneɛma a ebetumi ama wiase nyinaa hyew kɛse ananmu.
Anyɛ yiye koraa no, ayarefo 85 na wɔawuwu esiane methylene chloride a wɔde wɔn ho ahyɛ mu denneennen fi 1980 mu nti, sɛnea Atwa Yɛn Ho Ahyia Ho Banbɔ Dwumadibea no kyerɛ no, na wɔn mu dodow no ara yɛ adwumayɛfo a wɔyɛ adwuma wɔ apam a wɔyɛ wɔ afie mu, bere mpo a na wɔatete wɔn koraa na wɔde nnwinnade a wɔde bɔ wɔn ho ban ahyɛ wɔn ho no.
Adwumakuw no nkyerɛase a ɛfa asiane a ɛwɔ dichloromethane ho no nyɛ nea ntease wom na egyina asiane ahorow a ɛbata adwumayɛfo, adwumayɛfo a wɔmfa nnuru no nni dwuma (adwumayɛfo a wɔbɛn nanso wɔmfa nnuru no nni dwuma tẽẽ), wɔn a wɔde di dwuma ne wɔn a wɔbɛn wɔn a wɔde di dwuma no so. Asoɛe a Ɛhwɛ Nneɛma a Atwa Yɛn Ho Ahyia So no ahu asiane a ɛwɔ hɔ sɛ nnipa akwahosan ho nkɛntɛnso bɔne a efi methylene chloride a wɔhome ne wɔn honam ani hwɛbea mu bɛba, a nea ɛka ho ne neurotoxicity, nkɛntɛnso a enya wɔ mmerɛbo so, ne kokoram.
Asiane ho mmara a wɔahyɛ ho nyansa no bɛtew methylene chloride a wɔyɛ, ne yɛ ne ne kyekyɛ so ntɛmntɛm ama adetɔfo a wɔde di dwuma nyinaa ne nea wɔde di dwuma wɔ mfiridwuma ne aguadi mu dodow no ara mu, na emu dodow no ara bedi dwuma koraa wɔ asram 15 mu. Nhwehwɛmu no kyerɛe sɛ wɔ methylene chloride a wɔde di dwuma a EPA ahyɛ nyansa sɛ wɔbɛbara no mu dodow no ara mu no, mpɛn pii no, wonya nneɛma foforo a ne bo yɛ den na etu mpɔn te sɛ methylene chloride nneɛma no.
EPA panyin Michael S. Regan kae wɔ atesɛm krataa bi a efi adwumakuw no hɔ mu sɛ: “Nyansahu mu adanse a ɛkyerɛ sɛ methylene chloride wɔ hɔ no mu da hɔ pefee, na methylene chloride a wɔde wɔn ho hyɛ mu no betumi de akwahosan ho haw a emu yɛ den aba, owu mpo, ama nnipa pii dodo.” adɔfo a wɔahwere esiane awuduru a emu yɛ den nti. "Ɛno nti na EPA reyɛ ade de akamfo akyerɛ sɛ wɔbara nnuru yi dodow no ara a wɔde di dwuma, ne adwumayɛfo akwahosan a wɔbɛbɔ ho ban na wɔbɛtew wɔn a wɔde wɔn ho hyɛ mu wɔ tebea afoforo nyinaa mu denam adwumayɛbea a wɔhwɛ so denneennen a wɔde bɛba no so. Saa abakɔsɛm mu Ban a Wɔahyɛ ho nyansa yi da nkɔso kɛse a yɛanya wɔ nnuru ahobammɔ ho ahobammɔ foforo a yɛde bedi dwuma ne nneɛma a yɛatwɛn akyɛ a yɛbɛyɛ de abɔ ɔmanfo akwahosan ho ban yiye no adi."
Ɛkae wɔ asɛm bi mu sɛ: “Wɔ mfiridwuma mu nneɛma a wɔyɛ, mfiridwuma mu nneɛma a wɔyɛ, ne aban a wɔde di dwuma a EPA nkamfo nkyerɛ sɛ wɔmfa bara no ho no, EPA de nnuru a wɔde bɔ ho ban wɔ adwumayɛbea a anohyeto a emu yɛ den a wɔde bɛbɔ adwumayɛfo ho ban ka ho ma.” ebia adi anohyeto a emu yɛ den a wɔahyɛ ho nyansa sɛ wɔmfa methylene chloride nni dwuma no so dedaw. Saa ahwehwɛde ahorow a wɔahyɛ ho nyansa yi bɛma wɔakɔ so ayɛ methylene chloride ho adwuma de ayɛ nnuru a ɛho hia wɔ wiase nyinaa hyew a wɔko tia mu. Afiri a ɛma wim yɛ hyew ne nnuru afoforo di dwuma titiriw wɔ wim nsakrae a wɔko tia mu. , na mmara a EPA ahyɛ ho nyansa no foa mmɔden foforo a wɔbɔ sɛ wɔbɛtew mframa bɔne a wɔtow gu no so.”
Bio nso, EPA kamfo kyerɛ sɛ wɔbɛkɔ so adi dichloromethane a wɔde di dwuma bi a NASA, DOD ne FAA hwehwɛ no so denneennen wɔ adwumayɛbea, efisɛ wobetumi atew nea wɔde di dwuma no so kɛse wɔ tebea horow a emu yɛ den yiye yi mu, na wɔnam saayɛ so atew asiane a ɛwɔ hɔ ma adwumayɛfo so.
Asɛm no kae sɛ: “bara ne anohyeto ahorow a wɔahyɛ ho nyansa no nso bɛbɔ ɔmanfo ho ban afi methylene chloride a wɔde wɔn ho bɛhyɛ mu no ho.” "Ɛdenam mfe asia a wɔde adi dwuma ho nsɛm a ɛfa awuduru a wɔde fi nipadua mu ho no, EPA ahu mmeae kakraa bi sɛ asiane a ebetumi ama mpɔtam a wɔabɔ ho ban no. Bara a wɔbarae wɔ EPA mmara a wɔahyɛ ho nyansa no mu no bɛkata methylene chloride a wɔbɛkɔ so de adi dwuma wɔ mmeae a ɛtete saa dodow no ara so, na eyi asiane a ɛwɔ asiane a ebetumi aba mpɔtam a ɛbemmɛn hɔ no so no afi hɔ wɔ ɔkwan a etu mpɔn so."
Wɔnam Federal Electronic Rulemaking Portal, fael nɔma EPA-HQ-OPPT-2020-0465, da a etwa to July 3, 2023 so begye nsɛm a wɔka fa mmara a wɔahyɛ ho nyansa no ho.
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