Ukulungiselela Ingane: Izinto Ezi-4 Ezibalulekile Engizenzile Ukuqeda Ikhaya Lami

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• Isinyathelo 1: Ukuhlanza
• Thola ukuthi yini emikhiqizweni yakho yasekhaya
• Nciphisa izinkambu zikagesi
• Isinyathelo 2: Ukukhulelwa
• Khetha upende ofanele bese uqeda
• Cabanga omatilasi bakho

Kungakapheli amahora amaningi ngibonile umphumela omuhle ekuhlolweni kwami ​​kokukhulelwa, umthwalo omkhulu wokuthwala nokukhulisa ingane wawungikhiphe konke "okunobuthi" ekhaya lami.

Kusukela emikhiqizweni yokunakekelwa kwesikhumba nasekuhlanzweni kwasendlini kuya ekudleni, kupende, omatilasi, namalineni, bekusinda ngokushesha ukucabanga ngomthwalo onobuthi ingane yami engase ihlangane nawo, ikakhulukazi esibelethweni.

Ocwaningweni lwango-2016, abacwaningi bahlola abesifazane abakhulelwe abangama-77 ngamakhemikhali ajwayelekile angama-59, kufaka phakathi:

• ama-biphenyls anama-polychlorinated (PCBs)
• izinhlanganisela (PFCs)
• izinsimbi ezisindayo

Ucwaningo luthole ukuthi isilinganiso samakhemikhali egazini likamama singama-25 kanti isibalo esilinganisweni segazi lomgogodla singama-17. Amaphesenti angaphezu kwama-90 amasampuli afaka okungenani amakhemikhali ezimboni okungenani ayisishiyagalombili.

Emzamweni wokunciphisa ukuvezwa kwami ​​nokugcina ingane yami ekhulayo inempilo, ngishaye ngokushesha isenzo ukuze ngikhombe ubuthi obungaba khona emndenini bese ngifaka obunye izinketho eziphephile. Igoli lomama Cha 1: dala isidleke esinempilo, esinakekelayo somndeni wami okhulayo!

Isinyathelo 1: Ukuhlanza

Thola ukuthi yini emikhiqizweni yakho yasekhaya

Uma ubheka ukuhlola ukuphepha kwezimonyo zakho, izivikeli zelanga, izinto zokuhlanza indlu, noma ukudla, i-Environmental Working Group (EWG) iyinsiza emangalisayo.

Uhlelo lwabo lokusebenza lwe-Healthy Living lunesithwebuli se-bar code esisebenza ngqo nekhamera yakho ye-smartphone ukubheka ukungezwani komzimba, umdlavuza, nokukhathazeka okuthuthukayo okungahle kuhlobene nezithako zemikhiqizo yakho yansuku zonke.

Zonke izithako zomkhiqizo zibalwa ngombala nangesikali senombolo. Okuhlaza okotshani noma okungu-1 kuhamba phambili, futhi okubomvu noma okungu-10 kubi kakhulu.Ngemuva kwalokho umkhiqizo uwonke unikezwa umbala jikelele nenombolo yenombolo.

Ngaqala ngokuskena izithako endlini yethu yokugezela futhi ngakhipha ngokushesha yonke imikhiqizo elinganiswe ngokuphuzi nokubomvu. Ngezinto ebengidinga ukuzishintsha, ngiphequlule uhlu oluqinisekisiwe lwe-EWG ukuthola okuluhlaza engingakuthatha esitolo sokudla sezempilo noma ku-inthanethi.

Nciphisa izinkambu zikagesi

Sinqume ukukhawulela izinkambu ezenziwe ngogesi womuntu (EMF) futhi sithathe izinyathelo zokuvikela ingane yethu ekhulayo kubo. Ama-EMF adalwa yiyo yonke into kusuka elangeni kuya komakhalekhukhwini bethu, ngakho-ke kubalulekile ukuthi ungakhungatheki. Esikhundleni salokho, zifundise ngezinhlobo ze-EMF (ngayinye ikhipha imvamisa ehlukile), bese ulawula okulawulwayo.

I-frequency frequency spectrum ifaka phakathi umhlaba, izitimela ezihamba ngaphansi, amandla we-AC, nama-MRIs. I-spectrum yomsakazo ihlanganisa ama-TV, omakhalekhukhwini, i-Wi-Fi, namadivayisi anikwe amandla i-Wi-Fi. Ekugcineni, kunemvamisa ye-microwave. Lokhu kufaka phakathi i-microwave nesathelayithi.

Mina nomyeni wami saqala ukushaja amafoni ethu kwelinye igumbi nakwimodi yendiza ubusuku bonke. Lesi sinyathelo esilula sithuthukise ukulala kwethu futhi saqeda wonke amadivayisi anikwe amandla we-Wi-Fi egumbini lethu lokulala.

Okwesibili, ngithenge ingubo yokulala iBelly Armor engizoyisebenzisa etafuleni lami nasosofeni ukuvikela imisebe ye-EMF kuma-Smartphones, ama-laptops, i-Wi-Fi namanye amadivayisi asekhaya ahlakaniphile.

Okokugcina, njengokulingwa njengoba kunezinhlelo zokusebenza namadivayisi aqapha ukushisa kwengane yethu, ukushaya kwenhliziyo, nokunyakaza okungu-24/7, sikhetha ukukhawulela imikhiqizo eminingi yezingane evunyelwe i-Wi-Fi kusuka enkulisa yethu ngangokunokwenzeka.

Isinyathelo 2: Ukukhulelwa

Njengoba indlu yayiphucwe amakhemikhali, kwase kuyisikhathi sokugcwalisa inkulisa yethu ngengubo entsha kapende, umbhede, umbhede omusha, omatilasi abasha nombhoxo ohlanzekile. Engingazange ngikunake ukuthi le remodel izoba kakhulu kuyanda ukushiywa okunobuthi endlini yami.

Ngishaywe umoya lapho ngifunda i-Environmental Protection Agency ilinganisela ukuthi ukungcoliswa kwendlu kuphakathi izikhathi eziphindwe kabili noma kahlanu ngaphezulu kunangaphandle. Futhi ngemuva kokulungiswa okuthile, njengokupenda, amazinga okungcoliswa angaphakama izikhathi eziyinkulungwane kunamazinga angaphandle.

Lokhu kukhishwa kobuthi kubangelwa amakhemikhali e-organic (VOCs) atholakala kupende, ifenisha, ama-finish, ama-cushion, ne-upholstery.

Khetha upende ofanele bese uqeda

Upende osezindongeni zakho ungakhipha ukukhishwa osezingeni eliphansi iminyaka. Khetha upende oqinisekisiwe we-Green Seal, zero-VOC. Penda izindonga okungenani inyanga eyodwa ngaphambi kokuba ingane ifike.

Ngonyaka owedlule nje, iFederal Trade Commission yehla ngezinkampani ezine ezazimele kabi ukukhishwa kwe-VOC emikhiqizweni yazo. Ngakho-ke, ukufuna isitifiketi senkampani yangaphandle kungakusiza ugcine umndeni wakho uphephile.

Sisebenzise umsebenzi wokusesha kuwebhusayithi yeGreen Seal ukuthola upende omhlophe oyisicaba esiwusebenzise enkulisa yethu.

Ukwazi ukuthi iphenathi yethu encane kungenzeka ukuthi ibe nomlomo wabo kuyo yonke indawo yokulala yezinkuni, sakhetha isiketi seKaloni esigunyaziwe yiGreenGuard (olunye uhlelo lokuqinisekisa lomuntu wesithathu lwamazinga we-VOC emission). I-Kalon isebenzisa i-lacquer esekwe emanzini, engeyona ubuthi, i-VOC ephansi, namaphesenti ayi-100 angenakho ukungcola komoya okuyingozi.

Cabanga omatilasi bakho

Sichitha cishe isigamu sempilo yethu silele kumatilasi. Futhi kungenye yezingcolisi eziqine kakhulu ekhaya nasemizimbeni yethu. I-EWG ixwayisa ukuthi omatilasi abaningi bagcwele amakhemikhali angangcolisa umoya wasekamelweni futhi alimaze imizimba yethu, njenge:

• i-polyurethane foam, engakhipha ama-VOC
• amakhemikhali angacasula uhlelo lokuphefumula noma abangele ezinye izinkinga zempilo
• amalangabi amakhemikhali asebenza ngokuxhunyaniswa nomdlavuza, ukuphazamiseka kwamahomoni, nokulimaza amasosha omzimba
• Izembozo ze-PVC noma ze-vinyl ezingalimaza izinhlelo ezithuthukisayo zokuzala

Okubi nakakhulu, omatilasi bezindlu zokulala abanye babaphula umthetho kakhulu. Ngokujabulisayo, i-EWG iphinde inikeze umhlahlandlela womatilasi ukukusiza ukhethe izinketho ezingenamakhemikhali.

Eminyakeni embalwa eyedlule, sanquma ukuthuthukisa wonke omatilasi abasemakhaya ethu abe yigwebu lememori yemvelo i-Essentia. I-Essentia ingenye yezinkampani ezimbili kuphela eNyakatho Melika ezenza omatilasi bamagwebu e-latex. Benza omatilasi babo ngokumane babhake ubisi lwehevea (umuthi wesihlahla) esikhunjeni.

I-Essentia isobala ngokweqile ngezithako ezisetshenzisiwe. Ifektri yabo yomibili iqinisekiswe yiGlobal Organic Textile Standard kanye neGlobal Organic Latex Standard.

Ngokuqondene nesibhedlela sethu, sakhetha iNaturepedic, inkampani engagcini nje ngokubamba imiklomelo yezemvelo kakhulu kanye nezitifiketi ezivela eceleni, kodwa futhi iyizwi elisebenzayo ekushintsheni kwenqubomgomo kumatilasi ukuvikela impilo yemindeni yethu kumakhemikhali angenasidingo, kufaka phakathi abacisha umlilo.

Amakhemikhali okufanele uwabheke ukuwagwema angama-retardants alangabi. Khetha ifenisha engenamalangabi nemikhiqizo yegwebu, kufaka phakathi amacansi okulala, omatilasi, nezinto zokulala.

Ucwaningo lwase-Indiana University luthole ukuthi ukwenza ukushintshana kumata wokulala ongenawo ama-brominated- ne-organophosphate ezinakekelweni zosuku kuholele ekwehliseni amaphesenti angama-40 kuye kwangama-90 ekukhishweni komoya (kuya ngekhemikhali). Abaphenyi baphetha ngokuthi baze bazithathe kancane izinzuzo zokususa ukuthintana ngqo kwamakhemikhali nengane.

Enye indlela yokuzungeza inqubomgomo evimba umlilo ezintweni zokulungisa izimoto ukukhetha isihlalo semoto ngendwangu emelana nomlilo ngokwemvelo, njengoboya be-merino. Ngokwami, sibhalisele i-Uppa Baby Mesa ngoboya be-merino. Kuyisihlalo sokuqala semoto sezinsana sokuqala nesimelana nemvelo emakethe ukugwema ukuxhumana ngqo nesikhumba sezingane zethu.

Okokugcina, uma uthenga "imoto yomndeni" entsha, shiya iminyango ivulekile namafasitela phansi kaningi ngangokunokwenzeka ukuze ukhiphe imoto futhi ususe ugesi wayo.

Ukukhulelwa isikhathi esivusa amadlingozi futhi esihle - futhi nethuba elihle lokulungiselela isikhala sakho futhi ulenze lingenabo ubuthi ngangokunokwenzeka, kokubili ingane nawe!