I-United States izosebenzisa izimfuneko ezengeziwe zesimemezelo sezinto ezingama-329 PFAS

Ngomhla zingama-27 kuMasingana, 2023, i-US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) iphakamise ukuqaliswa koMthetho Obalulekile Wokusebenzisa Okusha (i-SNUR) wezinto ezingasebenzi ze-PFAS ezifakwe kuhlu ngaphansi koMthetho Wokulawulwa Kwezinto Ezinobuthi (i-TSCA).

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1. Izinto ezingasebenzi
Izinto ezingasebenzi kuhla lwemibhalo lwe-TSCA zibhekisela kumakhemikhali angazange akhiqizwe, angeniswe ezweni, noma acutshungulwe e-United States kusukela ngomhlaka-21 Juni 2006.
Ngokuvamile, amakhemikhali anjalo awadingi ukuhlolwa okuphelele kwe-EPA nokuxazululwa kwengozi ukuze aqalise kabusha ukukhiqiza, ukungenisa, nokucubungula imisebenzi yokuhweba ngaphakathi kwe-United States.
Ngokwethulwa kwezinqubomgomo zakamuva zokulawula, inqubo yokuqalisa kabusha ukukhiqizwa kwezinto ezingasebenzi ze-PFAS ngaphakathi kwe-United States izoba nezinguquko.
2. Isendlalelo sezinyathelo ezethulwe
I-EPA ibheka ukuthi uma izinto ze-PFAS ezingasebenzi zivunyelwe ukuthi ziqalise kabusha ukukhiqiza neminye imisebenzi ngaphandle kokuhlolwa okuphelele nokuxazululwa kwengozi, nakanjani kuzodala ukulimala empilweni yomuntu kanye nemvelo.

Ngakho-ke, i-EPA inqume ukuthi izinto ezinjalo kufanele zenze Isimemezelo Esibalulekile Sokusetshenziswa Okusha (i-SNUN) ngaphambi kokuqalisa kabusha ukukhiqiza neminye imisebenzi. Isimemezelo sidinga ukuhambisa ulwazi ngokusetshenziswa kwabo, ukuchayeka, kanye nokukhululwa ngaphakathi kwe-United States ku-EPA ukuze kuhlaziywe, futhi sinqume ukuthi zizobeka yini izingozi ezingalawuleki empilweni yabantu nasendaweni ezungezile ngaphambi kokusetshenziswa.
3. Yiziphi izinto ezizobhekana nezindlela zokulawula
Le nqubomgomo yokulawula ibandakanya izinto ze-PFAS ezingasebenzi ezingama-329.
Izinto ezingama-299 zifakwe ohlwini, futhi izinkampani zingaziqinisekisa ngolwazi olufana nezinombolo ze-CAS. Kodwa kusekhona izinto ezingama-30 ezingafakwanga ngokucacile ohlwini ngenxa yokuzibandakanya kwazo ezinhlelweni ze-CBI. Uma impahla yebhizinisi ihlangabezana nezincazelo ezilandelayo zesakhiwo se-PFAS, kuyadingeka ukuthi ulethe isiqinisekiso sokuhlola okusha ku-EPA:
R - (CF2) - CF (R ') R', lapho kokubili i-CF2 ne-CF kuyikhabhoni egcwele;
R-CF2OCF2-R ', lapho u-R no-R' kungaba ngu-F, O, noma ikhabhoni egcwele;
I-CF3C (CF3) R'R '', lapho u-R 'no-R' 'kungaba ngu-F noma ikhabhoni egcwele.
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