Xa ufika ekhaya uze uqalise ukuphekela intsapho yakho, ungasebenzisa ibhodi yokusika yamaplanga endaweni yeplastiki ukunqunqa imifuno yakho.
Uphando olutsha lubonisa ukuba ezi ntlobo zeebhodi zokusika zinokukhupha i-microplastics enokuba yingozi kwimpilo yakho.
Uphononongo olutshanje lweYunivesithi yaseSouth Dakota State epapashwe ngokubambisana ne-American Chemical Society yafumanisa ukuba ngaphezu konyaka, amaphepha eplastiki alahlekelwa ngumlinganiselo ofanayo we-microplastics njengobunzima beekomityi ze-Solo ezibomvu ze-10.
Kwisifundo, "Iibhodi zokusika: Umthombo ongahoywayo weMicroplastics kukutya kwabantu," abaphandi banqumla iinqathe kwiibhodi ze-polyethylene kunye ne-polypropylene. Emva koko bahlamba imifuno kwaye basebenzisa i-microfilters ukujonga ukuba mangaphi amaqhekeza eplastiki abambelele ekutyeni.
Abaphandi baye bafumanisa ukuba imifuno enempilo inokuquka phakathi kwe-microplastic enye kunye neshumi elinesibini leencinci ezinamathele kuzo rhoqo xa zisikwa. Ayinancasa njengegalikhi okanye itswele kwisuphu.
Abaphandi baqikelela ukuba ukuba usebenzisa ibhodi yokusika yonke imihla, ungafaka phakathi kwe-7 kunye ne-50 grams ye-microplastics evela kwibhodi yokusika i-polyethylene kunye ne-50 grams ye-polypropylene cutting board. Ubunzima obuqhelekileyo bekomityi enye ebomvu malunga ne-5 grams.
Uninzi lwezifundo azikaqinisekisi ngokuqinisekileyo iziphumo zempilo ze-microplastics ngenxa yedatha yophononongo yexesha elide. Ezinye iingcali zempilo zikholelwa ukuba zingaphazamisa inkqubo ye-endocrine kwaye ibangele ukuvuvukala.
Ukusukela oko wajoyina i-WTOP, uLuke Luckett ubambe phantse zonke izikhundla kwigumbi leendaba, ukusuka kumvelisi ukuya kumnxibelelanisi wewebhu kwaye ngoku uyintatheli yabasebenzi. Wayengumntu othanda ibhola ekhatywayo ye-UGA. Masihambe, Dougs!
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Ixesha lokuposa: Nov-02-2023