U-Tom Perkins ubhale kabanzi mayelana nezingozi ezingaba khona zamakhemikhali anobuthi.Nansi inkomba yakhe yokuthola ezinye izindlela eziphephile zekhishi lakho.
Ukulungiswa kokudla nje kungaba inkundla yemigodi enobuthi.Amakhemikhali ayingozi acathama cishe kuzo zonke izinyathelo zokupheka: I-PFAS “amakhemikhali angaphelelwa yisikhathi” ku-cookware engagxili, ama-BPA ezitsheni zepulasitiki, i-lead kuma-ceramics, i-arsenic emapanini, i-formaldehyde kumabhodi okusika, nokunye.
Abalawuli bezokuphepha kokudla basolwa ngokwehluleka ukuvikela umphakathi kumakhemikhali asekhishini ngokusebenzisa izintuba nokusabela ngendlela efanele ezinsongweni.Ngesikhathi esifanayo, ezinye izinkampani zifihla ukusetshenziswa kwezinto eziyingozi noma zidlulise imikhiqizo engaphephile njengephephile.Ngisho namabhizinisi anezisusa ezinhle anezela ubuthi emikhiqizweni yawo engazi.
Ukuchayeka njalo kumakhemikhali amaningi esihlangana nawo ekuphileni kwethu kwansuku zonke kungaba yingozi empilweni.Kukhona cishe amakhemikhali enziwe umuntu angaba ngu-90,000 futhi asazi ukuthi ukuwachayeka nsuku zonke kuzoyithinta kanjani impilo yethu.Ezinye izinyathelo zokuphepha zifanelekile, futhi ikhishi liyindawo enhle yokuqala.Kodwa ukuzulazula ogibeni kunzima kakhulu.
Kukhona ezinye izindlela eziphephile esikhundleni sokhuni, ingilazi ye-borosilicate, noma insimbi engagqwali cishe yazo zonke izinto zasekhishini zepulasitiki, nakuba kuneminye imihume.
Qaphela ngezingubo ezingezona izinduku, ngokuvamile ziqukethe izinto ezingazange zicwaningwe kahle.
Yiba nokungabaza ngamagama okumaketha afana nokuthi "okuqhubekayo", "okuluhlaza", noma "okungewona ubuthi" angenayo incazelo esemthethweni.
Hlola ukuhlaziya okuzimele futhi njalo wenze olwakho ucwaningo.Amanye ama-blogger okuphepha kokudla ahlola izinsimbi ezisindayo noma ubuthi obufana ne-PFAS emikhiqizweni engahloliwe ngabalawuli, enganikeza imininingwane ewusizo.
Ngokusebenzisa iminyaka yami yolwazi lokungcoliswa kwamakhemikhali ku-Guardian, ngithole imikhiqizo yasekhishini engengozi ephansi futhi engenabo ubuthi.
Cishe eminyakeni eyishumi edlule, ngashintsha amabhodi ami okusika epulasitiki ngafaka uqalo, engithola ukuthi anobuthi obuncane ngoba ipulasitiki ingaba nezinkulungwane zamakhemikhali.Kodwa-ke ngafunda ukuthi uqalo ngokuvamile luvunwa ezinkunini eziningana, futhi ingcina iqukethe i-formaldehyde, engabangela ukuqubuka, ukucasuka kwamehlo, izinguquko ekusebenzeni kwamaphaphu, futhi ngokunokwenzeka i-carcinogen.
Nakuba kukhona amabhodi oqalo enziwe ngeglue "ephephile", angenziwa futhi nge-melamine formaldehyde resin enobuthi, engabangela izinkinga zezinso, ukuphazamiseka kwe-endocrine, nezinkinga zemizwa.Uma izinga lokushisa liphakeme futhi ukudla kune-asidi kakhulu, kuyanda ingozi yokukhipha ubuthi.Imikhiqizo yoqalo manje ivamise ukuthwala isexwayiso saseCalifornia Proposition 65 sokuthi umkhiqizo ungase uqukathe amakhemikhali athile aziwa ngokubangela umdlavuza.
Lapho ufuna ibhodi lokusika, zama ukuthola elenziwe ngokhuni olulodwa, olungaxhunywanga ndawonye.Kodwa-ke, phawula ukuthi amabhodi amaningi enziwa kusetshenziswa uwoyela wamaminerali webanga lokudla.Abanye bathi iphephile, kodwa isekelwe ku-oyela, futhi kuye ngokuthi icwecwe kahle kangakanani, okuqukethwe kwamafutha amaminerali aphezulu kungaba yi-carcinogenic.Nakuba abakhiqizi abaningi bebhodi lokusika besebenzisa amafutha amaminerali, abanye bawafaka esikhundleni samafutha kakhukhunathi ahlukanisiwe noma ngengcina yezinyosi.I-Treeboard ingenye yezinkampani ezimbalwa engizaziyo ezisebenzisa ukhuni oluqinile olunomkhawulo wokuphepha.
Umthetho we-Federal kanye ne-Food and Drug Administration ivumela ukusetshenziswa komthofu ku-cookware ye-ceramic kanye nokusika.Yona kanye nezinye izinsimbi ezisindayo eziyingozi njenge-arsenic zingangezwa ezicwebezelweni ze-ceramic kanye ne-pigment uma ucezu lushiswe kahle futhi lwenziwa ngaphandle kokukhipha ubuthi ekudleni.
Nokho, kunezindaba zabantu abathola ushevu womthofu ezitsheni zobumba ngenxa yokuthi ezinye izitsha zobumba azicwebezelisiwe ngendlela efanele, futhi ama-chips, imihuzuko, nokunye ukuguga nokwephuka kungandisa ingozi yokucwiliswa kwezinsimbi.
Ungabheka izitsha zobumba “ezingenamthofu”, kodwa qaphela ukuthi lokhu akunjalo ngaso sonke isikhathi.I-Lead Safe Mama, iwebhusayithi yezokuphepha ehamba phambili ephethwe ngu-Tamara Rubin, isebenzisa okokusebenza kwe-XRF ukuhlola izinsimbi ezisindayo nobunye ubuthi.Lokho akutholile kwenza kube nokungabaza kwezinye izinkampani ezithi azinawo umthofu.
Mhlawumbe inketho ephephe kunazo zonke ukukhipha i-ceramics bese uyishintsha ngokusika ingilazi nezinkomishi.
Eminyakeni embalwa edlule, ngalahla amapani ami e-Teflon, enziwe nge-PFAS enobuthi egcina iwukudla, ngivuna i-cookware yensimbi eyi-enameled edumile, ebibonakala iphephile ngoba yayivame ukungenziwa nge-non-stick cooking.
Kodwa abanye okuphepha kokudla kanye nama-blogger aholayo baye babika ukuthi umthofu, i-arsenic nezinye izinsimbi ezinzima zivame ukusetshenziswa kuma-pan glaze noma njengama-bleach ukuze kuthuthukiswe umbala.Ezinye izinkampani zingakhangisa umkhiqizo ngokuthi awunazo izinsimbi ezisindayo, okubonisa ukuthi ubuthi awukho kuwo wonke umkhiqizo, kodwa lokhu kungase kusho ukuthi ubuthi awuzange ukhishwe ngesikhathi kwakhiwa, noma ukuthi umthofu wawungathintani nokudla.endaweni.Kodwa ama-chips, ama-scratches, nokunye ukuguga kungafaka izinsimbi ezisindayo ekudleni kwakho.
Amapani amaningi athengiswa ngokuthi “aphephile”, “aluhlaza”, noma “angenabo ubuthi”, kodwa la magama awachazwanga ngokomthetho, futhi ezinye izinkampani zisebenzise lokhu kungaqiniseki.Imikhiqizo ingakhangiswa njengokuthi “i-PTFE-free” noma “i-PFOA-free”, kodwa ukuhlola kubonise ukuthi eminye imikhiqizo isenawo lawa makhemikhali.Futhi, i-PFOA ne-Teflon yizinhlobo ezimbili nje ze-PFAS, okuyizinkulungwane zazo.Uma uzama ukugwema ukusebenzisa i-Teflon, bheka amapani abhalwe ukuthi “PFAS-free”, “PFC-free”, noma “PFA-free”.
Ihhashi lami elingenabo ubuthi yi-SolidTeknics Noni Frying Pan, eyenziwe ngensimbi engenasici yekhwalithi ephezulu ye-nickel ferritic, insimbi engezwani nomzimba engaba ubuthi ngobuningi.Iphinde yenziwe ngeshidi lensimbi elilodwa elingenamthungo kunezingxenye eziningi nezinto ezingaqukatha izinsimbi ezisindayo.
I-carbon steel skillet yami eyenziwe ekhaya nayo ayinabo ubuthi futhi isebenza njenge-cast iron skillet engeyona enamelled, okungenye inketho ephephile ngokuvamile.Amanye amapani engilazi nawo ahlanzekile, futhi kulabo abapheka kakhulu, kuyisu elihle lokuthenga amapani amaningi ezinto ezahlukene ukuze kuvinjelwe ukuchayeka nsuku zonke kubuthi obungase bube khona.
Amabhodwe namapani anezinkinga ezifanayo namapani.Ibhodwe lami le-HomiChef elingu-8 litre lenziwe ngensimbi engenasici yekhwalithi ephezulu ebonakala ingenabo ubuthi.
Ukuhlola kukaRubin kwathola umthofu nezinye izinsimbi ezisindayo kwamanye amabhodwe.Nokho, amanye amabhrendi anamazinga aphansi.Ukuhlola kwakhe kuthole umthofu kwezinye izithako ebhodweni elisheshayo, kodwa hhayi ezithakweni ezihlangane nokudla.
Zama ukugwema noma yiziphi izingxenye zepulasitiki lapho wenza ikhofi, njengoba le nto ingaqukatha izinkulungwane zamakhemikhali angaphuma, ikakhulukazi uma ehlangana nezinto ezishisayo, ezine-asidi njengekhofi.
Iningi labenzi bekhofi kagesi iningi labo lenziwe ngepulasitiki, kodwa mina ngisebenzisa umshini wokunyathelisa waseFrance.Lona ukuphela komshini wengilazi engiwuthole ngaphandle kwesisefo sepulasitiki esivalweni.Enye inketho enhle yi-Chemex Glass Brewery, engenazo izingxenye zensimbi ezingenasici ezingaqukatha i-nickel.Ngiphinde ngisebenzise imbiza yengilazi esikhundleni sojeke wensimbi engagqwali ukuze ngigweme ukukhipha insimbi ye-nickel evame ukutholakala kunsimbi engagqwali.
Ngisebenzisa i-Berkey Activated Carbon Filtration System ngoba kuthiwa isusa anhlobonhlobo amakhemikhali, amagciwane, izinsimbi, i-PFAS nokunye ukungcola.U-Berkey udale impikiswano ngoba akaqinisekisiwe nge-NSF/ANSI, okuyisitifiketi sikahulumeni wobumbano sokuphepha nokusebenza kwezihlungi zabathengi.
Esikhundleni salokho, inkampani ikhipha izivivinyo ezizimele zezinkampani zangaphandle zokungcola okuningi kunekhava yokuhlola ye-NSF/ANSI, kodwa ngaphandle kwesitifiketi, ezinye izihlungi ze-Berkey azikwazi ukuthengiswa eCalifornia noma e-Iowa.
Izinhlelo zokuhlehlisa i-osmosis cishe ziyizinhlelo zokwelashwa kwamanzi ezisebenza kahle kakhulu, ikakhulukazi uma kubandakanyeka i-PFAS, kodwa futhi zimosha amanzi amaningi futhi zisuse amaminerali.
Ama-spatula epulasitiki, izindlawu, nezinye izitsha zivamile, kodwa zingaqukatha izinkulungwane zamakhemikhali angathuthela ekudleni, ikakhulukazi uma kushisa noma ene-asidi.Iningi lezinto zami zokupheka zamanje zenziwe ngensimbi engagqwali noma ngokhuni, ngokuvamile oluphephe kakhudlwana, kodwa qaphela izitsha zokubhaka zoqalo ezineglue ye-formaldehyde noma i-cookware eyenziwe nge-melamine formaldehyde resin enobuthi.
Ngibheka izinto zokupheka ezenziwe ngokhuni oluqinile futhi ngifuna okuqediwe okungaqediwe noma okuphephile njengengcina yezinyosi noma amafutha kakhukhunathi ahlukanisiwe.
Ngishintshe izitsha eziningi zepulasitiki, izikhwama zamasemishi, nezimbiza zokudla ezomile ngazilazi.Ipulasitiki ingaqukatha izinkulungwane zamakhemikhali avuzayo futhi awaboli.Izitsha zengilazi noma izimbiza zishibhe kakhulu ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Abenzi abaningi bephepha le-wax basebenzisa i-wax esekelwe ku-petroleum futhi bahlanze iphepha nge-chlorine, kodwa ezinye izinhlobo, ezifana ne-If You Care, zisebenzisa iphepha elingaxutshwe ne-soy wax.
Ngokufanayo, ezinye izinhlobo zesikhumba ziphathwa nge-PFAS enobuthi noma zifakwe i-chlorine.Uma Unakekela Iphepha lesikhumba ali-bleached futhi alinayo i-PFAS.I-Mamavation Blog ibuyekeze izinhlobo ezinhlanu ezihlolwe amalebhu aqinisekiswe yi-EPA futhi yathola ukuthi ezimbili zazo ziqukethe i-PFAS.
Ukuhlolwa engiku-odile kutholwe amazinga aphansi e-PFAS kumaphakheji “angewona amanti” akwaReynolds.I-PFAS isetshenziswa njengama-ejenti angagxili noma izinto zokugcoba enqubweni yokukhiqiza futhi inamathele kuyo yonke i-aluminium foil kuyilapho i-aluminium ithathwa njenge-neurotoxin futhi ingangena ekudleni.Okungcono kakhulu kunezitsha zengilazi, ezimweni eziningi ezingenabo ubuthi.
Ukugeza izitsha nokubulala amagciwane, ngisebenzisa iSal Suds kaDkt Bronner, equkethe izithako ezingenabo ubuthi futhi ezingenawo amakha.Imboni isebenzisa amakhemikhali angaphezu kuka-3,000 ukunambitha ukudla.Iqembu labathengi limake okungenani okungu-1,200 kwalokhu njengamakhemikhali akhathazayo.
Ngaleso sikhathi, uwoyela obalulekile kwesinye isikhathi ugcinwa ezitsheni ezenziwe nge-PFAS ngaphambi kokwengezwa emikhiqizweni yokugcina yabathengi njengensipho.La makhemikhali atholakale egcina oketshezini olugcinwe ezitsheni ezinjalo.UDkt. Bronner uthi ifika ebhodleleni lepulasitiki lamahhala le-PFAS futhi i-Sal Suds ayinawo amafutha abalulekile.Mayelana ne-sanitizer yesandla, angisebenzisi ibhodlela lepulasitiki, ngisebenzisa insipho kaDkt. Bronner engenaphunga.
Umthombo omuhle wolwazi ngezinsipho ezingenabo ubuthi, okokuhlanza, nezinye izihlanzi zasekhishini yiQembu Elisebenzayo Lezemvelo.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Mar-16-2023