So dade a emu yɛ duru betumi akɔ wo nipadua mu na ɛde awuduru aba wo mu? (Heavy Metal Poisoning) Momma yɛnka eyi ho asɛm!

So woate ‘Heavy Metal Poisoning’ ho asɛm pɛn? Ebia edin no bɛyɛ te sɛ nea ɛyɛ hu kakra, ɛnte saa? Nanso ɛyɛ biribi a ɛsɛ sɛ yɛn nyinaa hu, efisɛ saa tebea yi betumi aka yɛn a yenhu mpo. Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, ɛyɛ bere a dade bi a epira yɛn nipadua no hyɛn yɛn nipadua mu sɛ nneɛma nketenkete a aniwa ntumi nhu, boaboa ano bere tenten, na ɛsɛe yɛn nkwammoaa no. Eyi betumi asɛe yɛn nipadua akwaa a ɛho hia no dwumadi na ɛde nyarewa a emu yɛ den mpo aba.

Dɛn ne saa dade a emu yɛ duru yi? Dɛn nti na wɔyɛ awuduru ma yɛn?

Susuw ho hwɛ, dade bi wɔ hɔ a efi awosu mu wɔ yɛn nneɛma a atwa yɛn ho ahyia mu, wɔ asase so. Eyinom bi nyɛ papa mma yɛn nipadua koraa. Sɛ saa dade yi mu nneɛma nketenkete paa, te sɛ mfutuma, hyɛn yɛn nipadua mu a, ɛkyekyere yɛn nipadua mu nkwammoaa no na ɛmma saa nkwammoaa no nyɛ adwuma yiye. Ɛte sɛ nea adwumayɛfo nketewa a wɔyɛ adwuma wɔ yɛn nipadua mu no rehaw yɛn. Eyi ne bere a sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow fi ase da adi. Sɛ wɔansa a, ɛtɔ mmere bi a ebetumi de wɔn nkwa ato asiane mu.

Dade a emu yɛ duru ahorow atitiriw a ɛtaa tumi de awuduru ba ne:

• Kɔbere: Eyi taa tumi fi nsu afiri dedaw (titiriw wɔ afie dedaw mu), batere ahorow bi, paint ahorow bi (titiriw kɔbere dedaw), pɛtro (kan no na pɛtro a kɔbere wom, nanso ɛntaa nsi), ne adansi nneɛma bi mu hyɛn yɛn nipadua mu.
• Mercury: Ebia woahu saa ade a ɛhyerɛn no wɔ mercury thermometers mu. Ɛno ne mercury. Wobetumi nso ahu wɔ kanea bɔlɔb ahorow bi mu, nsensan amalgam "dwetɛ" a wɔde ahyɛ mu, batere, ɛpo mu nnuan (titiriw mpataa akɛse), ne nnuru bi a wɔde kum mmoawa wɔ honam ani.
• Arsenic: Ebia wohu arsenic wɔ nnuru bi a wɔde yɛ honam ani, nnuru a ekum wura, nnuru a ekum nkoekoemmoa, nnuru a ekum fungi, paint, ahwehwɛ, nsu a efĩ wom, ɛpo mu nnuan bi, ne atɛkyɛ mu.
• Cadmium: Eyi wɔ sigaret wusiw mu titiriw. Wohu no nso wɔ dade a wɔde kata so ne batere ahorow bi mu.
• Thallium: Ebia eyi wɔ nnuru a ekum mpɔtorɔ, nnuru a ekum nkoekoemmoa, ne ogyaframa bi mu.

Ɔkwan bɛn so na saa dade a emu yɛ duru yi hyɛn yɛn nipadua mu?

Yɛda saa dade ahorow yi mu kakraa bi da biara da. Nanso, awuduru ba bere a saa dade yi hyɛn yɛn nipadua mu pii no . Akwan pii wɔ hɔ a eyi betumi afa so asi:

• Aduan a dade yi wom a wobedi dodo: Sɛ nhwɛso no, po mu mpataa akɛse a mercury wom a wobedi daa.
• Nsu a wɔnom fi nsu nhyehyɛe a dade paipu dedaw wom mu: Eyinom betumi de dade te sɛ kɔbere aka nsu no ho.
• Saa dade yi a wɔde bɛyɛ adwuma sɛ adwuma: Sɛ nhwɛso no, wɔ batere adwumayɛbea, adwumayɛbea a wɔyɛ paint, sotɔɔ a wɔtɔn welding, anaa baabi a wodi agrochemicals ho dwuma no, asiane yi dɔɔso ma wɔn a wɔyɛ adwuma a wonni ahobammɔ mfiri no.
• Nnuru anaa nnuru a wɔde ka aduan ho a dade nneɛma pii wom a wɔbɛnom a ɛboro dodow a wɔakyerɛw ama wɔn no.
• Nneɛma a dade pii wom (te sɛ paint, nnuru a wɔde kum mmoawa) a wɔde bedi dwuma a wonni nnwinnade a wɔde bɔ wɔn ho ban.

Saa dade yi hyɛn nipadua no mu sɛ nneɛma nketenkete, enti yentumi mfa yɛn ani nhu. Akwan atitiriw abiɛsa na wɔfa so hyɛn mu:

1. Wo honam ani a wobɛtwetwe: Dade bi betumi afa honam ani no akɔ nipadua no mu.

2. Ahome a yɛhome anaa yɛhome: Sɛ yɛhome a, dade nketenkete a ɛwɔ mframa mu no fa ahurututu mu hyɛn nipadua no mu.

3. Adidi anaasenom - a wonom: S wodi anaa wonom aduane a dade wom a, wo ne no hyɛn nipadua no mu.

Hena na ɛda adi sɛ obenya eyi?

Saa tebea yi betumi aba sɛ obi nya saa dade a emu yɛ duru yi, kyerɛ sɛ, sɛ ɔnom a. Nnipa a wɔwɔ asiane mu titiriw bi ne:

• Nnipa a wɔnom nsu fi dade dedaw (titiriw kɔbere) paipu mu.
• Nnipa a wɔde dade yɛ adwuma (e.g. adwumayɛbea adwumayɛfo, welderfo, mfoniniyɛfo).
• Nnipa a wɔde nnuru anaa aduannuru a wɔde ma a dade wom di dwuma boro dodow a wɔkamfo kyerɛ no.
• Nnipa a wɔte mmeae a mframa anaa nsu a wɔsɛe no pii wɔ.
• Nnipa a wɔtaa di nnuan a dade pii wom (te sɛ mpataa ahorow bi).
• Nnipa a wodi nneɛma a ɛnyɛ papa sɛ wobedi na dade wom (e.g. paint chips dedaw) (titiriw mmofra nkumaa a ebia wɔde saa nneɛma yi bɛhyɛ wɔn anom).

Asiane yi yɛ kɛse ma mmofra nkumaa titiriw! Esiane sɛ wɔn nipadua da so ara nyin na wɔte nka kɛse wɔ nneɛma bɔne a saa dade yi de ba no ho nti, ɛda adi sɛ mmofra nkumaa benya dade a emu yɛ duru awuduru. Enti, ɛsɛ sɛ wɔhwɛ yiye titiriw.

Saa tebea yi abu so dɛn?

Akontaabu pɔtee biara nni hɔ a ɛkyerɛ sɛnea eyi abu so. Nanso wɔ aman te sɛ Amerika mu no, wɔka sɛ mprempren tebea yi sua koraa. Nea enti a ɛte saa ne sɛ nkurɔfo nim eyi na wɔayɛ nneɛma bi de ayi dade a epira saa no afi wɔn afie mu. Nanso, wɔ aman te sɛ yɛn de no mu no, ebia asiane yi da so ara wɔ hɔ esiane nneɛma dedaw bi, nneɛma a atwa yɛn ho ahyia a efĩ a efi adwumayɛbea ahorow mu ba, ne nnuru a wɔde yɛ kua nti.

Dɛn na ɛto nipadua no bere a dade a emu yɛ duru awuduru ba no? Dɛn ne sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow no?

Saa dade a emu yɛ duru yi a yɛde yɛn ho bɛhyɛ mu no yɛ asiane kɛse ma yɛn akwahosan. Ɛwom sɛ yɛde dade di dwuma wɔ yɛn da biara da asetra mu de, nanso dade a emu yɛ duru bi yɛ awuduru paa. Efisɛ saa dade nketenkete no sɛe nkwammoaa a ɛwɔ yɛn nipadua mu no anaasɛ esiw nkwammoaa no dwumadi kwan sɛnea ɛsɛ.

Yɛn nipadua nso hia dade nketenkete te sɛ dade, kɔbere, ne zinc. Wɔboa yɛn akwaa ahorow ma ɛyɛ adwuma yiye. Nanso, sɛ saa dade a emu yɛ duru a awuduru wom yi boaboa ano boro so wɔ nipadua no mu a, ebetumi afi ase asɛe akwaa a ɛho hia te sɛ yɛn amemene, mmerɛbo, ne asaabo.

Dɛn ne sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow no?

Saa sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow yi betumi ayɛ soronko a egyina dade ko ne dodow a wɔnom (exposure level) so. Nsɛnkyerɛnne a ɛtaa ba no bi ne:

• Yafunu mu yaw.
• Awɔw anaa nipadua mu hyew a ɛba fam.
• Dehydration - Nsuo a ɛyera wɔ nipadua no mu.
• Ayamtuo.
• Ɔte nka sɛ wayɛ mmerɛw, ɔbrɛ.
• Akisikuru anaa ɔfe.
• Nkate a ɛyɛ wo menewa a ɛyɛ mmerɛw.
• Wo nsa ne wo nan a ɛyɛ mmerɛw anaasɛ ɛyɛ nsɔe.

Eyinom ne sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow a emu yɛ den kɛse, a ebetumi de nkwa ato asiane mu:

• Koma a ɛbɔ a ɛnyɛ ne kwan so (arrhythmia).
• Mogya a ɛtɔ mogya mu.
• Amemene a ɛsɛe ne nkae a ɛyera.
• Ɔhome a ɛyɛ den.
• Asaabo a ɛsɛe.
• Mmerɛbo a ɛsɛe.
• Miscarriage - Se ɛna a onyinsɛn.
• Asiane a ɛkɔ soro sɛ obi benya kokoram.

Nea ɛho hia: Sɛ wuhu saa sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow a emu yɛ den yi, titiriw sɛ wususuw sɛ ebia woanya dade a emu yɛ duru a, ɛsɛ sɛ wokɔ ayaresabea dwumadibea a wɔhwɛ ntɛmpɛ so ntɛm ara!

Dɛn nti na ɛte saa? Dɛn nti na eyi rekɔ so?

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, nea enti a ɛte saa ne sɛ saa dade a emu yɛ duru yi boaboa ano wɔ yɛn nipadua mu. Saa nneɛma a ɛboaboa ano yi ba bere a yɛde yɛn ho ahyɛ saa dade ahorow yi mu akyi. Sɛ saa dade yi kɔ nipadua no mu pɛ a, etumi kɔ yɛn mogya anaa yɛn ntini mu na ɛtrɛw fi yɛn ti kosi yɛn nan ase.

Saa dade a emu yɛ duru yi ne nneɛma a ɛho hia a ɛwɔ yɛn nkwammoaa mu te sɛ enzyme ne protein si akan. Ɛne sɛ, wɔmma saa nneɛma a ɛwom no nyɛ wɔn adwuma yiye. Ɛte sɛ nea wɔrehaw wɔn kɛkɛ. Enti, sɛ yɛn akwaa no ntumi nyɛ n’adwuma yiye a, sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow a yɛadi kan aka ho asɛm no da adi.

Ɔkwan bɛn so na oduruyɛfo hu eyi?

Nokwarem no, ebetumi ayɛ den kakra ama oduruyɛfo sɛ obehu dade a emu yɛ duru awuduru ntɛm ara. Efisɛ yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne betumi ayɛ te sɛ nyarewa afoforo de. Enti, sɛ wunim sɛ woanya dade bi a awuduru wom a, akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ woka kyerɛ wo duruyɛfo .

Oduruyɛfo bi bɛhwɛ wo (`nipadua mu nhwehwɛmu`) na obetumi ayɛ nhwehwɛmu ahorow pii, te sɛ:

• Heavy metal mogya mu nhwehwɛmu: Eyi hwɛ sɛ saa dade yi wɔ mogya no mu ne dodow a ɛwɔ mu anaa.
• Mogya dodow a edi mũ (`CBC`): Ɛhwɛ nkwammoaa dodow a ɛwɔ mogya no mu.
• Electrocardiogram (ECG): Ɛhwɛ sɛnea koma no yɛ adwuma.
• Mfoninitwa nhwehwɛmu te sɛ X-ray.
• Asaabo dwumadi ho nhwehwɛmu.
• Mmɛn dwumadi ho nhwehwɛmu.
• Protein a wɔde yɛ nsu mu nhwehwɛmu.

Dɛn na heavy metal mogya mu nhwehwɛmu hwehwɛ?

Wɔsan frɛ saa sɔhwɛ yi `heavy metals panel`. Wɔfa wo mogya no bi na wɔhwɛ sɛ dade a edidi so yi wɔ hɔ anaa. Sɔhwɛ atitiriw no ne:

• Di kan
• Mercury a wɔfrɛ no Mercury
• Arsenic a wɔde yɛ nneɛma
• Cadmium a wɔde yɛ nneɛma

Ɛtɔ mmere bi a, wɔsɔ dade afoforo te sɛ kɔbere, zinc, aluminium, ne thallium nso hwɛ. Nea afi sɔhwɛ yi mu aba no betumi akyerɛ wo sɛ ebia woanya dade bi a awuduru wom ne dodow a ɛwɔ wo nipadua mu anaa.

Ɔkwan bɛn so na wɔde sa yare? (Ayaresa)

Ayaresa no gyina dade ko a aboaboa ano wɔ wo nipadua mu so. Botae titiriw ne sɛ wobeyi saa dade a awuduru wom yi afi nipadua no mu. Akwan pii wɔ hɔ a wobetumi afa so sa yare:

• Nnuru a wɔfrɛ no chelating agents a wɔde ma: Nnuru yi yɛ adwuma denam dade a awuduru wom a ɛkyekyere wɔ nipadua no mu na ɛfa nsu mu pam no so.
• Yafunu mu ahohoro: Sɛ dade no ntra nipadua no mu akyɛ a, wobetumi ayɛ eyi.
• Hemodialysis sɛ asaabo no ntumi nyɛ adwuma yiye a.
• Nnuru afoforo a wɔde sa yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow.

Aduru biara nni hɔ a etu mpɔn a wɔde beyi dade bi te sɛ cadmium afi nipadua no mu. Nhwehwɛmu da so ara kɔ so.

Nneɛma bɛn na eye sen biara a wubetumi adi na woanom bere a wowɔ awuduru a wɔde dade a emu yɛ duru ayɛ wo no?

Sɛ wowɔ heavy metal awuduru a, ɛsɛ sɛ wokwati sɛ wubedi nnuan ne anonne a dade wom, titiriw ɛpo mu nnuan (titiriw mpataa akɛse). Sɛ wususuw sɛ ebia saa dade yi wɔ nsu a ɛwɔ wo mpɔtam hɔ no mu a, nom nsu a wɔayiyi mu anaa wɔde ahyɛ toa mu sen sɛ wobɛnom tap nsu.

Nsɛm pii fa chelating nnuru a wɔde sa dade a emu yɛ duru awuduru ho

Nnuru ahorow pii wɔ hɔ a wɔfrɛ no `Chelating agents`. Nhwɛso ahorow:

• Dimercaprol a wɔfrɛ no dimercaprol
• Dimercaptosuccinic acid (Dimercaptosuccinic acid - `succimer`) a ɛyɛ aduru a ɛma obi nya ahoɔden.
• Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) a wɔde yɛ aduru a wɔfrɛ no ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) .
• Penicillamine a wɔde di dwuma

Wɔtaa de saa aduru yi ma nnipa a awuduru a emu yɛ den wom. Wɔde ma sɛ ``IV'' kɔ ntini bi mu. Ɛnyɛ sɛ saa aduru yi yi dade a epira fi nipadua no mu nko, na mmom ɛtɔ mmere bi a ebetumi ayi dade ne nneɛma pa a yɛn nipadua hia no afi hɔ. Enti, oduruyɛfo bi bɛhwɛ wo yiye bere a worenya saa ayaresa yi no.

Nea ɛho hia: Saa nnuru yi a wɔfrɛ no `chelating agents` yi nyɛ papa koraa mma nnipa a wɔwɔ komayare ne asaabo a entumi nyɛ adwuma yiye.

Me ho bɛtɔ me ntɛm dɛn bere a wɔasa me yare awie no?

Sɛnea wo ho tɔ wo ntɛmntɛm no gyina dade dodow a ɛsɛ sɛ wuyi fi wo nipadua mu so. Sɛ wofi ayaresa ase wie a, sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow bi betumi atu mpɔn wɔ nnɔnhwerew kakraa bi mu. Nanso, wɔ nsɛm bi mu no, ebia ebehia sɛ wɔtoa ayaresa no so asram pii. Eyi te saa titiriw ma nnipa a wɔn akwaa asɛe na wɔn yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne a emu yɛ den.

Wobɛyɛ dɛn akwati eyi? (Ayaresa a wɔde siw ano) .

Ɔkwan a eye sen biara a wobɛfa so akwati dade a emu yɛ duru awuduru ne sɛ wobɛtew dade yi a wobɛfa so no so sɛnea wubetumi biara. Nneɛma pii wɔ hɔ a wubetumi ayɛ de ayɛ eyi:

• Sɛ wode dade a emu yɛ duru te sɛ eyi reyɛ adwuma a, hwɛ hu sɛ wobɛhyɛ mfiri a ɛbɔ wo ho ban (PPE). Ɛno kyerɛ nneɛma te sɛ akataso ne nsateaa.
• Sɛ dade bi ahwie agu anaasɛ ɛretu te sɛ eyi wɔ wo fie anaa w’adwumam a, kɔ dwumadibea ahorow a ɛfa ho te sɛ Environmental Protection Authority no nkyɛn na siesie.
• To mpataa (po mu mpataa akɛse) a ebia dade (titiriw mercury) wom a wubedi ano hye.
• Bisa wo mpɔtam hɔ akwahosan ho mpanyimfo, ofie wura, anaa ɔhwɛfo ma wɔnhu sɛ ebia saa dade a epira yi wɔ wo fie nsu afiri dedaw, paint, anaa nneɛma afoforo mu anaa.
• Hohoro wo nsa yiye ansa na woadi.
• Kenkan nneɛma a wotɔ no ho nkyerɛwde na hwɛ sɛ saa dade yi wɔ mu anaa. Hwɛ yiye titiriw wɔ nkokoaa aduan ho.

Sɛ wote baabi a nneɛma a atwa yɛn ho ahyia ho fĩ kɛse, anaasɛ nsu a wɔnom no nyɛ nea ahobammɔ wom kɛse a, ebia wobɛkɔ asiane mu sɛ wubenya dade a emu yɛ duru awuduru bio sɛ ​​saa nneɛma a atwa yɛn ho ahyia no ankɔ yiye a.

Sɛ wowɔ heavy metal awuduru a, dɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ wohwɛ kwan? (Nkɔmhyɛ/Kanhwɛso) .

Nea eye sen biara ne sɛ, sɛ woyi saa dade a awuduru wom yi fi nipadua no mu a, mpɛn pii no, obi ho bɛtɔ no yiye. Sɛ wohu yare no ntɛm na wofi ase sa yare no ntɛm a, wobetumi akwati sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow a ɛde nkwa to asiane mu. Nanso, sɛ wɔansa a, nneɛma asɛe a wontumi nsakra no betumi aba, te sɛ amemene a ɛsɛe, asaabo ne mmerɛbo a entumi nyɛ adwuma yiye.

Wo duruyɛfo bɛhwɛ wo yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne ne ayaresa no yiye. Ebia wɔbɛyɛ mogya ne nsu mu nhwehwɛmu nso mpɛn pii de ahwɛ sɛ wɔreyi dade a awuduru wom no afi wo nipadua mu yiye.

Bere bɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ mekɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn?

Sɛ wowɔ dade a emu yɛ duru awuduru ho sɛnkyerɛnne, titiriw sɛ wunim sɛ woanya dade a emu yɛ duru a, kɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn ntɛm ara. Anaasɛ, frɛ beae bi a wɔhwɛ awuduru so.

Sɛ wowɔ sɛnkyerɛnne a emu yɛ den a yɛaka ho asɛm wɔ atifi hɔ no bi a, kɔ ayaresabea dwumadibea a wɔhwɛ ntɛmpɛ so ntɛm ara.

Nsɛm bɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ wubisa oduruyɛfo no?

Sɛ wokɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn a, wubetumi abisa nsɛm te sɛ eyinom:

• Dɛn ne ayaresa a wokamfo kyerɛ no mu nsunsuanso bɔne?
• Bere tenten ahe na ebegye ansa na saa dade a emu yɛ duru yi afi me nipadua mu koraa?
• Dɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ meyɛ na makwati awuduru a ɛte sɛɛ bio?

Awiei koraa no, biribi a ɛsɛ sɛ yɛkae (Take-Home Message) .

Heavy Metal Poisoning yɛ tebea a emu yɛ den. Ɛba bere a dade te sɛ Lead ne Mercury hyɛn nipadua no mu no. Eyi nyɛ soronko koraa wɔ "heavy metal" (rock and roll) nnwom a wotie dodo no ho! Sɛ wususuw sɛ woanya dade a ɛte saa na worenya yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne bi a, hwehwɛ aduruyɛfo afotu ntɛm ara. Sɛ wuhu dade a ɛte sɛɛ ntɛm na woyi fi wo nipadua mu a, wubetumi agye wo ho afi ɔsɛe kɛse a ɛbɛba w’asetra mu no mu. W’akwahosan fata!

` Dade a emu yɛ duru awuduru, Kɔbere, Mercury, Arsenic, Cadmium, Dade awuduru, Nsɛnkyerɛnne, Ayaresa