Nitin kan hman thin thil thenkhat, ei tur bungrua leh thawmhnaw te hi kan taksa tana chhiatna thlen thei chemical thup, mahse kan ngaihven vak loh hi a ni thei tih i ngaihtuah ngai em? Chungte chu PFAS an ti a. Ṭhenkhat chuan ‘forever chemicals’ an ti. Chuvangin vawiinah hian heng PFAS te hi eng nge an nih, kan hriselna a nghawng dan te, a theih ang anga kan inven dan tur te hi han sawi ila.
Heng ‘persistent chemicals’ (PFAS) te hi engte nge ni?
A awlsam zawngin PFAS (Perfluoroalkyl leh Polyfluoroalkyl Substances) hi mihring siam chemical pawl khat a ni. Tui, hriak leh bawlhhlawh ang chi thilte hnawhchhuah theihna mak tak an nei a ni. Chu chu tui leh hriak hi a chunga awmna hmunah an innghat lo tihna a ni. Lotus hnah chunga tui tla ang maiin.
Hetiang property avang hian thil siamtute chuan he chemical PFAS an tih hi thil tam takah an hmang thin. Kitchen-a i hman thin non-stick pan kha han ngaihtuah teh. He chemical avang hian chaw hi a nghet lo. Tin, a ni bawk:
- Tui paihna thawmhnaw
- Stain-resistant carpet leh sofa te pawh a awm bawk
- Grease-resistant paper a ni
- Makeup chi hrang hrang (cosmetics) .
- Kangmei venna foam
'Forever chemicals' an tih chhan a awm. Chu chu heng chemical te hi boruak ah emaw kan taksaah emaw awlsam taka a chhe lo vang a ni . Kum tam tak, kum sawm tam tak pawh chutiang chuan an awm reng a ni. Chumi avang chuan scientist-te chuan zawi zawiin boruak leh kan taksaah an lo pungkhawm thei a, hun kal zelah hriselna lama harsatna an thlen thei niin an ring.
Engtin nge PFAS hian kan taksa a nghawng? (Hriselna atana hlauhawm) .
Heng PFAS te hi kan tui in leh kan ei leh in atanga kan taksaa lut te hi awlsam taka paih bo an nih loh avangin taksaah an pung khawm thin a ni. Zirchianna atanga a lan dan chuan taksaa PFAS level sang hian hriselna lama harsatna hrang hrang a thlen thei a ni. Mahse, hengte hi zirchianna a la kal zel tih hre reng ang che.
A pawimawh ber chu PFAS vei zawng zawng hian heng natnate hi an nei vek dawn lo tih hi a ni. Mahse a risk a sang thei hle. Chuvangin hei hi hriat chian a pawimawh hle.
A hnuaia tarlan te hi PFAS avanga hriselna atana hlauhawm lian ber berte tarlan a ni.
| System/organ a nghawng dan | Hriselna lama harsatna awm thei |
|---|---|
| Cholesterol level a ni | Taksaah cholesterol level a tisang. |
| Naupai leh fate | Nausen than tlai, nau piang rit lo, naupang thau lutuk, naupai laiin thisen sang (preeclampsia) te a awm thei. |
| Immune system a ni | Immune system chak lohna, vaccine hman tangkai lohna a tlahniam. |
| Cancer vei theihna a ni | Kidney, prostate leh testicular cancer vei theihna a sang hle. |
| Thil dang a nghawng dan | Thyroid natna, thin natna, nau neih tlem, leh ulcerative colitis ang chi natna te. |
Thisen sang nen hian inzawmna a awm em?
Ni e, zirchianna thenkhatah chuan PFAS leh thisen sang inzawmna a awm tih an sawi. PFAS level sang zawk hian thisen sang vei theihna a tipung tih hmuhchhuah a ni a, a bik takin hmeichhe kum chanve leh nu naupai zingah a sang hle.
Engtin nge PFAS hi kan taksaah a luh?
He chemical hi kan taksaah hian a luh theih dan kawng hrang hrang a awm. Chu chu kan hriat chian chuan kan exposure hi kan ti tlem thei a ni.
- Tui in tur: A kaihhnawih kawng ber chu PFAS-a bawlhhlawh tui in tur a ni. Factory leh kangmei venna training centre bula hmun hrang hrangah tui bawlhhlawh a awm theihna a sang zawk.
- Chaw: Thlai, thei, leh rannung atanga thil siam, PFAS-in a tihbawlhhlawh lei emaw tui emawa chin sa leh bawnghnute hmangin. A bik takin tuikhuah bawlhhlawh atanga sangha ei hian.
- Chaw bungrua: Oil leh tui tlakchhamna bungrua, take-away food box leh microwave popcorn bag-a PFAS chu ei turah a insiam lut thei a ni.
- In chhunga thil siam: PFAS hi non-stick cookware chunglam a hrual chuan a chhuak thei. Tin, carpet leh furniture atanga leivut chi hrang hrang thawk chhuakin, chu chuan stain a veng thei bawk.
- Beauty product thenkhat: Foundation thenkhat, waterproof mascara, leh nail polish-ah te pawh PFAS a awm thei bawk.
Engtin nge heng PFAS lakah hian i inven theih ang?
Tunah chuan boruakah a hluar em em a, heng chemical te hi pumpelh vek a harsa hle. Mahse, kan exposure hi nasa takin kan tihtlem thei a ni.
1. I tui in tur chungchangah fimkhur rawh: Mipui tui lakna hmun atanga tui i hman chuan i awmna hmuna tui quality report en thin ang che. I tuiah hian PFAS a tam a nih chuan certified water filter hman a tha. Ringhlelna i neih chuan tui bottle hmanga in leh chaw siam hi a him zawk.
2. Non-stick cookware hman hunah fimkhur rawh: I non-stick pan chu a chung lamah scratch emaw crack emaw a awm a nih chuan paih la, stainless steel, cast iron, emaw ceramic cookware-ah thlak mai a tha ber. Non-stick cookware i hman chuan temperature sang takah chaw siam loh tur a ni.
3. Food packaging ngaihtuah: A theih ang anga take-away leh fast food tihtlem. In lama chaw siam chu a hrisel zawk fo thin. Store atanga ei tur chu packaging khata tihlum loh tur.
4. I in chu fai takin vawng reng rawh: PFAS hi inchhung leivutah a awm khawm thei a, chuvangin i in chu vacuum fo la, puan hnim hmangin phihfai rawh.
5. Product label chhiar: Product pakhatin a ingredients list-ah “PTFE” emaw “fluoro” tih ang chi thumal a awm chuan PFAS a awm ngei ang. “PFAS-free” tih ziak product thlang rawh.
Hemi chungchangah hian hriselna lama harsatna emaw, ngaihtuahna emaw i neih chuan a tha ber chu i chhungkaw doctor (physician) hnenah thurawn dil rawh . A bik takin naupai emaw, nau neih i tum emaw a nih chuan i doctor nen inbiakna neih a pawimawh hle.
Take-Home Thuchah a ni
- PFAS hi ‘forever chemicals’ chi khat a ni. Environment-ah emaw, kan taksaah emaw awlsam takin an chhe lo.
- Chungte chu non-stick cookware, tui tlak lohna thawmhnaw, ei tur bungrua leh tui bawlhhlawh hmangin kan taksaah a lut thei a ni.
- Hun rei tak chhung PFAS ei hian hriselna lama harsatna a thlen thei a, chu chu cholesterol sang, cancer hlauhawmna, leh immunity tlahniam te a ni.
- Exposure tihziaawmna atan non-stick cookware scratchy ei loh te, certified water filter hman te, fast food tihtlem te a ni.
- I hriselna chungchangah rinhlelhna i neih chuan tihkhawtlai suh la, doctor rawn rawh.
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