Inkqubela phambili yamva nje kwizithintelo ze-EU PFAS

Ngomhla wama-20 kuNovemba ka-2024, abasemagunyeni baseDenmark, eJamani, eNetherlands, eNorway, naseSweden (abafaki beefayile) kunye neKomiti yeNzululwazi yoVavanyo loMngcipheko we-ECHA (RAC) kunye neKomiti yeSayensi yoHlahlelo lwezoQoqosho lweNtlalo (SEAC) ziqwalaselwe ngokupheleleyo ngaphezu kwe-5600 yeembono zesayensi kunye nezobugcisa. ifunyenwe kumaqela esithathu ngexesha lokubonisana ngo-2023, kwaye yakhupha inkqubela yamva nje kwinkqubo yokuthintela izinto ze-perfluoroalkyl kunye ne-polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) eYurophu.

Ezi zimvo zothethwano zingaphezulu kwe-5600 zifuna ukuba umhambisi wefayile aqwalasele ngakumbi, ahlaziye, kwaye aphucule ulwazi olucetywayo ngoku lokuvalwa kwePFAS. Ikwancede ekuchongeni usetyenziso olungakhankanywanga ngokuthe ngqo kwisindululo sokuqala, oluqukwe kuphononongo olukhoyo lwesebe okanye luhlelwe njengamasebe amatsha njengoko kufuneka:

Ukufakwa kokutywina (iipholima ezine-fluorinated zisetyenziswa ngokubanzi kubathengi, kwiingcali, nakwimizi-mveliso, kubandakanywa izitywina, iilayini zemibhobho, iigaskets, i-valve components, njl.);

Impahla yobugcisa (i-PFAS esetyenziswa kwiifilimu ezisebenza kakhulu, izixhobo zonyango ezingagutyungelwanga zizicelo zonyango, amalaphu obugcisa angaphandle njengamalaphu angangeni manzi, njl.);

Izicelo zokuprinta (iindawo ezisisigxina kunye nezinto ezisetyenziselwa ukuprinta);

Ezinye izicelo zonyango, ezifana nokupakishwa kunye nezincedisi zamachiza.

Ukongeza kwisithintelo esibanzi okanye ukuvalwa kwexesha elilinganiselweyo, i-ECHA ikwaqwalasela ezinye iindlela zothintelo. Ngokomzekelo, enye inketho inokubandakanya iimeko ezivumela i-PFAS ukuba iqhubeke nemveliso, imarike okanye isebenzise, ​​​​kunokuvalwa (ukhetho lokuthintelwa ngaphandle kokuvalwa). Olu qwalaselo lubaluleke ngokukodwa kubungqina obubonisa ukuba ukuvalwa komsebenzi kunokukhokelela kwiimpembelelo ezingalinganiyo zentlalo noqoqosho. Iinjongo zolu khetho lulolunye luqwalaselwayo lubandakanya kodwa aluphelelanga koku:

Ibhetri;

Iseli ye-fuel;

Iseli ye-Electrolytic.

Ukongezelela, i-fluoropolymers ngumzekelo weqela lezinto ezixutywe nge-perfluorinated ezichaphazelekayo kakhulu ngabachaphazelekayo. Uthethwano luye lwenza nzulu ukuqonda kokufumaneka kwezinye iindlela zokusetyenziswa kwezi polima, amanyathelo obugcisa kunye nombutho okunciphisa ukukhutshwa kwazo kokusingqongileyo, kunye neempembelelo ezinokuthi zibe kho kuqoqosho lwentlalo yokuvalwa kwemveliso yazo, ukukhululwa kwemarike, kunye nokusetyenziswa nazo kufuneka mayiqwalaselwe kwakhona.

I-ECHA iya kuvavanya ibhalansi yendlela enye kwaye ithelekise kunye neendlela ezimbini zokuqala zokunqanda, ezizezi ukuvalwa okubanzi okanye ukuvalwa kwexesha elilinganiselweyo lokuxolelwa. Lonke olu lwazi luhlaziyiweyo luya kunikwa i-RAC kunye neekomiti ze-SEAC ukuze zihlale zivavanya isindululo. Ukuphuhliswa kwezimvo kuya kukhuthazwa ngakumbi kwi-2025 kwaye kuya kuvelisa izimvo eziqulunqiweyo ezivela kwi-RAC kunye ne-SEAC. Emva koko, uthethathethwano luya kubanjwa kwiimbono eziqulunqiweyo zekomiti yeengcebiso. Oku kuya kubonelela ngethuba kubo bonke abantu besithathu abanomdla ukuba babonelele ngolwazi olufanelekileyo lwezentlalo noqoqosho ukuze kuqwalaselwe uluvo lokugqibela lweSEAC.