U.S. Asoɛe a Ɛhwɛ Nneɛma a Atwa Yɛn Ho Ahyia So no rehyɛ nyansa sɛ wɔbɛbara methylene chloride a wɔde di dwuma dodow no ara, nnuru a wɔka sɛ ebetumi de akwahosan ho asiane ne owu mpo aba, de abɔ ɔmanfo akwahosan ho ban.
Ná nyansahyɛ no bɛbara methylene chloride a wɔde bedi dwuma wɔ adetɔfo tebea horow nyinaa mu ne mfiridwuma ne aguadi mu nneɛma dodow no ara mu. Wɔde methylene chloride di dwuma wɔ aerosol degreasers, paint ne coating brush cleaners, aguadi adhesives ne sealants, ne nnuru afoforo a wɔyɛ wɔ mfiridwuma tebea horow mu.
Wɔhyɛɛ nyansa sɛ wɔmfa bara a wɔbaraa wɔn no nyɛ Toxic Substances Control Act no fã, a anohyeto afoforo ka ho no, ɛma Atwa Yɛn Ho Ahyia Ho Banbɔ Dwumadibea no tumi sɛ wɔmfa amanneɛbɔ, kyerɛwtohɔ ne sɔhwɛ ho ahwehwɛde ahorow nhyɛ wɔn so. Wɔ afe 2019 mu no, Asoɛe a Ɛhwɛ Nneɛma a Atwa Yɛn Ho Ahyia So no baraa obiako sɛ ɔmfa methylene chloride nni dwuma denam yi a obeyi afi nneɛma a wɔde yi paint so no so.
Sɛnea U.S. Asoɛe a Ɛhwɛ Nneɛma a Atwa Yɛn Ho Ahyia Ho Banbɔ So kyerɛ no, anyɛ yiye koraa no, nnipa 85 na nnuru no a wɔde wɔn ho ahyɛ mu no awuwu fi 1980. EPA kae sɛ nsɛm no mu dodow no ara fa adwumayɛfo a wɔyɛ ofie nsiesie ho apam ho. Dwumadibea no kae sɛ nsɛm “foforo” wɔ hɔ a ɛkyerɛ sɛ nkurɔfo nya akwahosan ho haw a emu yɛ den na ɛtra hɔ kyɛ bere a wɔde methylene chloride adi dwuma akyi. Asoɛe a Ɛhwɛ Nneɛma a Atwa Yɛn Ho Ahyia So no nso ahu akwahosan ho nsunsuanso bɔne a efi ɔhome ne honam ani a ɛka ho mu ba, a nea ɛka ho ne ntini mu awuduru, mmerɛbo mu nkɛntɛnso, ne kokoram.
Adwumakuw no sii gyinae sɛ methylene chloride “de asiane a ntease nnim a ɛde ɔhaw ba akwahosan so wɔ tebea horow a wɔde di dwuma mu” esiane asiane ahorow a ɛwɔ hɔ ma adwumayɛfo a wɔde nnuru no di dwuma tẽẽ anaasɛ wɔ ɔkwan a ɛnteɛ so, wɔn a wɔde nnuru no di dwuma, ne nnipa a wɔde nnuru no di dwuma nti. de asiane ahorow ba.
EPA sohwɛfo Michael S. Regan kae wɔ nsɛm ho amanneɛbɔ bi mu sɛ: “Nyansahu a ɛfa methylene chloride ho no mu da hɔ, na methylene chloride a obi de ne ho hyɛ mu no betumi de akwahosan so nkɛntɛnso a emu yɛ den na wawu mpo aba.” Eyi ne nokwasɛm a ɛwɔ hɔ ma mmusua pii dodo a awuduru a emu yɛ den ahwere wɔn adɔfo,” saa na nyansahyɛ no ka sɛ: “Ɛno nti na Atwa Yɛn Ho Ahyia Ho Banbɔ Dwumadibea no reyɛ ho biribi denam kamfo a wɔkamfo kyerɛ sɛ wɔbara nnuru yi dodow no ara a wɔde di dwuma ne nhyehyɛe a emu yɛ den a wɔde bedi dwuma wɔ adwumayɛbea ahorow de abɔ adwumayɛfo akwahosan ho ban na wɔatew wɔn ho so wɔ mmeae afoforo nyinaa no so.”
Nneɛma a Atwa Yɛn Ho Ahyia Ho Banbɔ Dwumadibea no ka sɛ atirimpɔw a ɛwɔ bara a wɔahyɛ ho nyansa no mu ne sɛ wɔbɛbɔ nkurɔfo ho ban afi asiane ahorow ho na wɔatew wɔn ho so denam methylene chloride a wɔbɛma kwan ma wɔde adi dwuma wɔ tebea horow a wɔahyɛ so denneennen nkutoo mu wɔ adwumayɛbea ahorow mu no so. Methylene chloride a wɔyɛ, wɔyɛ ne ne kyekyɛ bɛgyae wɔ asram 15 a edi hɔ no mu. Wɔ nsɛm a nyansahyɛ bi bara nnuru no mu no, EPA nhwehwɛmu no hui sɛ “nneɛma foforo a ne bo yɛ den na etu mpɔn saa ara...wɔ hɔ mpɛn pii.”
Regan kae sɛ: “Abakɔsɛm mu bara a wɔahyɛ ho nyansa yi kyerɛ nkɔso kɛse a yɛanya wɔ nnuru ahobammɔ ho ahobammɔ foforo a yɛde bedi dwuma ne anammɔn a yɛatwa akyɛ de abɔ ɔmanfo akwahosan ho ban yiye no mu.”
Kerry Breen yɛ nsɛm ho amanneɛbɔfo ne amanneɛbɔfo ma CBS News. N’amanneɛbɔ no twe adwene si nsɛm a esisi mprempren, nsɛm a ɛrekɔ so ne nnuru a wɔde di dwuma ɔkwammɔne so so.