Izimpawu Ezi-5 Zolwandle Oluthandayo Kungcolisiwe

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Ngenkathi uqhuma ku-surf, amagciwane abangela ukugula angahle ajabulele amanzi eceleni kwakho. Yebo, izinhlangano zezempilo zomphakathi zenza konke okusemandleni ukuze zihlole ukuphepha kwamanzi akho okubhukuda, kodwa lokho akusona isiqinisekiso sokuthi ibhishi lakho lizovalwa lapho amagciwane avela khona ukuze bonakalise ubumnandi.

"Kuthatha isikhathi ukuhlola amasampula amanzi, futhi asiwahloli nsuku zonke," kuchaza uJon Devine, ummeli omkhulu we-Natural Resource Defense Council (NRDC), ebeka iso emanzini akho uma uhlala kunoma iyiphi yalezi zindawo. ogwini, iGulf, noma elinye lamaLwandle Omkhulu. UDevine uthi kukhona nezinkulumompikiswano phakathi kososayensi mayelana nokuthi yini amazinga “aphephile” wamagciwane.

Kungani kufanele ukhathazeke nganoma yikuphi kwalokhu? I-gunk (evame ukungabonakali) entanta emanzini akho ingadala yonke into kusuka esweni elibomvana nomkhuhlane wesisu kuya kwesifo sokusha kwesibindi kanye ne-meningitis, kusho uDevine. Ngisho nesihlabathi asiphephile: Ucwaningo lwakamuva ku Ijenali yaseMelika ye-Epidemiology bathole abasolwandle ababemba esihlabathini maningi amathuba okuthi bagule. Ababhali bathi isihlabathi simunca zonke izinto ezifanayo ezingcolisa amanzi. Kodwa ngokungafani namanzi, isihlabathi asithathelwa indawo imvula entsha noma sihlanjululwe imifudlana. (Ngakho-ke yeqa ama-sandcastles?)

Ukuzivikela ekungcolisweni, uDevine uncoma ukuthi uvakashele isiza seNRDC, lapho ungabheka khona imibiko yamanzi olwandle oluthandayo. “Lokho kuzokunikeza isifinyezo sokuthi izinga lamanzi akho belibukeka kanjani esikhathini esidlule,” usho kanje. Amathuba mahle uma amanzi engcolile, kanjalo nesihlabathi, isifundo esingenhla siphakamisa.

Kodwa awudingi i-chemistry ukukutshela ukuthi ukushaya amagagasi kuwumbono omubi. Nazi izimpawu ezinhlanu zokuthi ibhishi lakho liyizindaba ezimbi.

1. Lavele lana. Ukuqhuma kwamanzi ezikhukhula kungenye yemithombo ephezulu yokungcola kwamanzi, kusho uDevine. Uma isiphepho esikhulu sidonsa indawo yakho, ukuhlala ngaphandle kwamanzi okungenani amahora angama-24 kuwumqondo omuhle, uyeluleka, enezela, "Amahora angamashumi ayisikhombisa nambili angcono kakhulu."

2. Ubona impunga. Bheka ebhishi lakho. Uma ubona izindawo eziningi zokupaka, imigwaqo egandayiwe, nezinye izakhiwo zikakhonkolo, lokho kuyinkinga, kuchaza uDevine. Ngoba inhlabathi isebenza njengesiponji samanzi semvelo nesihlungi, isiza ukugcina amanzi angcolile angangeni endaweni yakho yokubhukuda oyithandayo. Ukhonkolo nezinye izakhiwo ezenziwe ngabantu zivame ukwenza okuphambene nalokho, kusho uDevine.

3. Ungavayizela abasebenzi basemanzini. UDevine uthi izikebhe zikhipha zonke izinhlobo zezinto ezinkulu, kusuka endle eluhlaza kuze kube kuphethiloli. Futhi, ama-marinas avame ukutholakala ezindaweni ezolile, ezivikelekile, lapho amanzi afanayo angahlala khona izinsuku, eqoqa ukungcola. Ukubhukuda emanzini avulekile, okuvame ukubanda futhi kube yi-choppier, umqondo ongcono, u-Devine uyanezela.

4. Amapayipi akhona. Amadolobha amaningi namadolobha anezinhlelo zokuqoqa amanzi ezikhipha konke ngaphandle kwendle ngqo emanzini asendaweni, kuchaza uDevine. Bheka nje amapayipi, ajwayele ukugibela (noma angene) olwandle ngaphambi kokunyamalala ngaphansi komhlaba, usho kanjalo.

5. Ushayisa abanye ababhukudi.Abantu bangcolile. Futhi uma uwabona eseduze nawe emanzini, maningi amathuba okuthi uhlangabezane namagciwane ahlobene nokugula ngenxa “yokuchithwa kokugeza,” kuchaza uLiz Purchia, umkhulumeli we-EPA.

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