Lub Chaw Tiv Thaiv Ib Puag Ncig tab tom thov kom txwv tsis pub siv feem ntau ntawm cov tshuaj lom methylene chloride.

Toxic-Free Futures ua haujlwm los txhawb kev siv cov khoom lag luam, tshuaj lom neeg thiab kev coj ua kom muaj kev nyab xeeb dua rau yav tom ntej los ntawm kev tshawb fawb tshiab, kev tawm tswv yim, kev teeb tsa hauv zej zog, thiab kev koom tes nrog cov neeg siv khoom.
WASHINGTON, DC – Hnub no, EPA Tus Pabcuam Thawj Coj Michael Friedhoff tau tshaj tawm txoj cai kawg los tswj cov "kev pheej hmoo tsis tsim nyog" uas tau txheeb xyuas hauv EPA qhov kev ntsuam xyuas ntawm methylene chloride raws li Txoj Cai Tswj Xyuas Cov Khoom Lom Zem (TSCA). Txoj cai no yuav txwv tsis pub siv methylene chloride rau cov neeg siv khoom thiab feem ntau kev lag luam thiab kev lag luam, tshwj tsis yog qee lub koom haum tsoomfwv thiab cov chaw tsim khoom. Txoj cai uas tau tshaj tawm yog qhov kev nqis tes ua zaum kawg thib ob uas tau tshaj tawm rau cov tshuaj "uas twb muaj lawm" raws li TSCA uas tau hloov kho, ua raws li EPA txoj cai chrysotile asbestos. Lub sijhawm tawm tswv yim 60 hnub yuav pib tom qab txoj cai tau luam tawm hauv Federal Register.
Txoj cai lij choj uas tau tshaj tawm no txwv tsis pub siv txhua yam tshuaj lom neeg rau cov neeg siv khoom thiab feem ntau siv rau kev lag luam thiab kev lag luam, suav nrog cov tshuaj tshem roj, cov tshuaj tshem tawm cov xim, thiab cov tshuaj tshem tawm xim thiab txheej, thiab tau tshaj tawm ob lub sijhawm txwv rau kev siv tseem ceeb kom ua tau raws li cov cai tiv thaiv chaw ua haujlwm. Toxic-Free Futures tau txais tos qhov kev tshaj tawm no thaum hu rau Lub Chaw Tiv Thaiv Ib Puag Ncig kom ua sai sai los ua kom tiav txoj cai thiab nthuav nws cov kev tiv thaiv rau txhua tus neeg ua haujlwm.
"Muaj ntau tsev neeg tau raug kev txom nyem ntau dhau los ntawm cov tshuaj no; muaj ntau txoj haujlwm tau raug kev puas tsuaj los ntawm nws. Txawm hais tias EPA cov cai tsis ua tiav, lawv mus ntev heev rau kev tshem tawm methylene chloride ntawm chaw ua haujlwm thiab hauv tsev. Kev vam meej tseem ceeb tau ua tiav," Liz Hitchcock, tus thawj coj ntawm Safe Chemicals for Healthy Families ntawm tsoomfwv Toxic Future Policy Initiative hais. "Kwv yees li xya xyoo dhau los, Congress tau hloov kho TSCA kom tso cai rau EPA rau cov kev ntsuas zoo li no rau cov tshuaj lom neeg paub. Txoj cai no yuav txo qis kev siv cov tshuaj lom neeg no, "nws hais ntxiv.
"Tau ntev dhau lawm, methylene chloride tau nyiag cov neeg ua haujlwm Asmeskas ntawm lawv txoj kev noj qab haus huv thaum nyiag lawv cov xim thiab roj. Txoj cai tshiab ntawm EPA yuav ua kom muaj kev txhim kho cov tshuaj muaj kev nyab xeeb dua thiab kev coj ua zoo dua thaum ua tiav txoj haujlwm," Charlotte hais rau Blue-Green Alliance. Brody, Tus Lwm Thawj Coj ntawm Kev Noj Qab Haus Huv Haujlwm thiab Ib puag ncig.
"Tsib xyoos dhau los, Lowe's tau los ua thawj lub khw muag khoom loj uas txwv tsis pub siv methylene chloride hauv cov tshuaj tshem xim, pib ua rau muaj kev cuam tshuam domino ntawm cov khw muag khoom loj tshaj plaws hauv lub tebchaws," Mike, tus thawj coj ntawm Mind the Store, ib qho kev pab cuam khoom tsis muaj tshuaj lom hais. "Peb zoo siab uas Lub Chaw Tiv Thaiv Ib Puag Ncig thaum kawg koom nrog cov khw muag khoom hauv kev txwv tsis pub muaj methylene chloride rau cov neeg siv khoom thiab cov neeg ua haujlwm. Txoj cai tshiab tseem ceeb no yuav mus ntev heev hauv kev tiv thaiv cov neeg siv khoom thiab cov neeg ua haujlwm los ntawm kev raug cov tshuaj ua rau mob qog noj ntshav no. Lub Chaw Haujlwm qhov kauj ruam tom ntej yog EPA txoj haujlwm yuav tsum yog muab cov hom lag luam thiab cov khw muag khoom nrog cov lus qhia txog kev ntsuas qhov txaus ntshai ntawm lwm txoj hauv kev kom ntseeg tau tias cov lag luam txav mus rau cov kev daws teeb meem muaj kev nyab xeeb dua."
"Peb ua kev zoo siab rau qhov kev ua no los tiv thaiv tib neeg ntawm cov tshuaj lom neeg hu ua methylene chloride," Paul Burns, tus thawj coj ntawm Vermont Public Interest Research Group hais. "Tab sis peb kuj paub tias nws siv sijhawm ntev dhau thiab ua rau ntau tus neeg tuag." Txhua yam tshuaj lom neeg uas ua rau muaj kev hem thawj loj thiab ntev rau tib neeg kev noj qab haus huv yuav tsum tsis txhob muag rau ntawm kev ua lag luam qhib.
"Hnub no yog ib hnub zoo heev uas peb tuaj yeem taw qhia txog kev hloov pauv hauv kev noj qab haus huv pej xeem thiab cov cai ib puag ncig uas yuav cawm tau txoj sia, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog rau cov neeg ua haujlwm raug cov tshuaj lom," Cindy Luppi, tus thawj coj ntawm New England Clean Water Initiative hais. "Lub koom haum tau tsa nws cov tswv cuab thiab cov koom tes sib koom tes thiab ua tim khawv ncaj qha los txhawb qhov kev nqis tes ua no. "Peb txhawb Biden's EPA kom txuas ntxiv ua hom kev nqis tes ua ncaj qha no los txo cov kev mob nkeeg, tiv thaiv kev puas tsuaj rau peb txoj kev noj qab haus huv, thiab cuam tshuam kev tshawb fawb niaj hnub no"
Methylene chloride, tseem hu ua methylene chloride lossis DCM, yog cov tshuaj organohalogen uas siv rau hauv cov tshuaj tshem xim thiab lwm yam khoom. Nws cuam tshuam nrog mob qog noj ntshav, kev puas hlwb thiab kev tuag tam sim ntawd los ntawm kev ua tsis taus pa. Kev raug tshuaj lom neeg sai sai yog lub luag haujlwm rau 85 tus neeg tuag hauv Tebchaws Meskas ntawm xyoo 1985 thiab 2018, raws li kev tshawb fawb los ntawm cov phooj ywg los ntawm Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment (PRHE) ntawm University of California, San Francisco.
Txij li xyoo 2009, Toxic Futures thiab cov neeg tawm tswv yim txog kev noj qab haus huv thoob plaws lub tebchaws tau ua haujlwm los txhawb kev tiv thaiv hauv tebchaws tiv thaiv cov tshuaj lom. Tom qab ntau xyoo ntawm kev tawm tswv yim los ntawm kev koom tes ua ke coj los ntawm Toxics Free Future's Safe Chemicals, Healthy Families initiative, Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act tau kos npe rau hauv txoj cai hauv xyoo 2016, muab lub hwj chim tsim nyog rau Lub Chaw Tiv Thaiv Ib Puag Ncig los txwv cov tshuaj lom xws li methylene chloride. Txij li xyoo 2017 txog 2019, Toxic-Free Future's Mind the Store program tau coj kev sib tw hauv tebchaws los ua kom tau txais kev cog lus los ntawm ntau dua kaum ob lub khw muag khoom loj, suav nrog Lowe's, Home Depot, Walmart, Amazon thiab lwm tus, kom tsis txhob muag xim thiab cov tshuaj pleev xim uas muaj methylene remover. Chloride. Xyoo 2022 thiab 2023, Toxic-Free Futures tau txhawb kom cov neeg koom tes sib koom tes tawm tswv yim, ua tim khawv, thiab ntsib nrog EPA los tawm tswv yim rau cov cai kawg muaj zog.
Toxic-Free Futures yog ib lub koom haum ua thawj coj hauv tebchaws hauv kev tshawb fawb txog kev noj qab haus huv ib puag ncig thiab kev tawm tswv yim. Los ntawm lub zog ntawm kev tshawb fawb, kev kawm thiab kev ua ub ua no, Toxic-Free Futures txhawb nqa kev cai lij choj thiab lub luag haujlwm ntawm cov tuam txhab los tiv thaiv kev noj qab haus huv ntawm txhua tus neeg thiab lub ntiaj teb. www.tokenfreefuture.org
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