Uma kukhona okuthile okuthandwa yiwo wonke umfutho wokuqina, umsubathi kanye nomdlandla othanda kakhulu, kungukugqoka kokwenziwa. Ngemuva kwakho konke, izinto zokwakha ezifana ne-polyester, i-nylon, ne-acrylic zinhle ekuphuzeni umswakama, yomile ngokushesha, futhi zihlala isikhathi eside.
Kepha zonke lezi zinto zokwenziwa zenziwa ngopulasitiki. Lapho le micu yephuka noma ihamba, balahlekelwa yimicu yabo, evame ukuphelela emhlabathini wethu nasemithonjeni yamanzi, ibangele izinkinga zezempilo nezemvelo. Ngokucophelela njengoba unjalo, umsolwa oyinhloko wazo zonke lezi zinhlayiya ezisekhaya usekhaya lakho: umshini wakho wokuwasha.
Ngenhlanhla, kunezindlela ezimbalwa ezilula zokuvikela ama-microplastics ekungcoliseni iplanethi ngayinye.
Njengoba igama libonisa, ama-microplastics anezingcezu ezincane zepulasitiki noma zepulasitiki ezingajwayelekile esweni elinqunu. Ngakho-ke, ukulwa nokuvimbela ukukhishwa kwazo kungaphansi kwe-sexy kunokuphikisana notshani beplasitiki noma izikhwama - umzamo ovame ukuhambisana nezithombe ezidabukisayo zezifuduka zasolwandle ezijaha imfucumfucu. Kepha isazi sesayensi yemvelo yasolwandle u-Alexis Jackson uthi ama-microplastics ahlala esongela kakhulu endaweni yethu. Uyokwazi: Une-Ph.D. Emkhakheni wezemvelo kanye ne-biology yokuziphendukela kwemvelo, amapulasitiki asolwandle afundwe kakhulu esemthethweni angumqondisi wenqubomgomo yaseMariforn yesahluko semvelo.
Kepha ngokungafani nokuthenga utshani bensimbi noma ukuqoqa izikhwama ezisebenzisekayo, isixazululo sale nkinga eyi-microscopic akukacaci. Okokuqala, ama-microplastics ancanyana kangangokuba izitshalo zokwethulwa kwendle zivame ukungazihlunga.
Lapho besuka, cishe yonke indawo. Zitholakala ngisho nase-Arctic. Akukhona nje kuphela ukuthi bangemnandi, kepha noma yisiphi isilwane esidla le micu emincane yepulasitiki bangathola ukuqhekeka endaweni yokugaya ukudla, ukuncishiswa amandla nokudla, okuholela ekukhuleni okumangazayo nokuncishiswa kokukhiqizwa kokuzala nokunciphisa ukusebenza kokuzala. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ama-microplastics aboniswe ukumunca amakhemikhali ayingozi afana nezinsimbi ezisindayo kanye nezinambuzane, edlulisa lobu ubuthi ePlankton, inhlanzi, izinyoni zasolwandle nezinye izilwane zasendle.
Ukusuka lapho, amakhemikhali ayingozi angakhuphula iketanga lokudla futhi abonise isidlo sasolwandle sakho sokudla kwasolwandle, ungasasho lutho ngamanzi ompompi.
Ngeshwa, asikabi nayo idatha kumthelela wesikhathi eside we-microplastics ngempilo yabantu. Kepha ngoba siyazi ukuthi kubi ezilwaneni (futhi amapulasitiki akuwona ingxenye enconyiwe yokudla okunempilo, okulinganiselayo), uJackson uphawula ukuthi kuphephile ukusho ukuthi akufanele siwafake emizimbeni yethu.
Uma sekuyisikhathi sokugeza ama-leggings akho, izikhindi ze-basketball, noma i-witking vest, kunezinyathelo ongazithatha ukuvikela ama-microplastics ekuqedeni emvelweni.
Qala ngokuhlukanisa izingubo - hhayi ngombala, kepha ngezinto ezibonakalayo. Geza izingubo ezinamafutha noma ezinolaka, njenge-jean, ngokwehlukana ezingutsheni ezithambile, ezinjenge-polyester t-shirts kanye ne-kiateece sweese. Ngale ndlela, uzonciphisa ukungqubuzana okubangelwa umthelela wezinto ezihlanganayo ezintweni ezincanyana kungakapheli imizuzu engama-40. Ukungquza okungaphansi kusho ukuthi izingubo zakho ngeke zigqoke ngokushesha futhi imicu mancane amathuba okuthi ihlele ngaphambi kwesikhathi.
Ngemuva kwalokho qiniseka ukuthi usebenzisa amanzi abandayo futhi awushisi. Ukushisa kuzokwenza buthaka imicu futhi kubenze baklebhule kalula, kanti amanzi abandayo ebasiza ekugcineni. Ngemuva kwalokho gijima imijikelezo emifushane esikhundleni semijikelezo ejwayelekile noma emide, lokhu kuzonciphisa ithuba lokuqhekeka kwefayibha. Uma wenza lokhu, yehlisa ijubane lomjikelezo we-spin uma kungenzeka - lokhu kuzokwehla futhi ukunciphisa ukuxabana. Ngokubambisana, lezi zindlela zinciphise ukuchitha ama-microfiber ngo-30%, ngokusho kolunye ucwaningo.
Ngenkathi sixoxa ngezilungiselelo zomshini wokuwashizayo, gwema imijikelezo entekenteke. Lokhu kungahle kube okuphambene nalokho okucabangayo, kepha kusebenzisa amanzi amaningi kuneminye imijikelezo yokugeza ukuvikela ukujaha - amanzi aphezulu okuvuselelwa kwendwangu angakhuphula ukuchitheka kwe-fiber.
Ekugcineni, shaya i-dryer ngokuphelele. Ngeke sikwazi ukugcizelela lokhu ngokwanele: Ukushisa kunciphisa impilo yezinto zokwakha futhi kwandise amathuba abo aqhekeka ngaphansi komthwalo olandelayo. Ngenhlanhla, izingubo zokwenziwa zomile ngokushesha, ngakho-ke zibangezele ngaphandle noma kujantshi lokugeza - uzogcina imali ngokusebenzisa ukomisa njalo.
Ngemuva kokuthi izingubo zakho zigeziwe futhi zomiswe, ungabuyeli emshinini wokuwasha. Izinto eziningi azidingi ukugezwa ngemuva kokusetshenziswa ngakunye, ngakho-ke faka lezo zinto ezikhiphiwe noma ihembe emuva ku-dresterer ukuze ugqoke futhi noma kabili uma zingaboni njengenja emanzi ngemuva kokusebenzisa okukodwa. Uma kunendawo eyodwa engcolile, geza ngesandla esikhundleni sokuqala ukupakisha.
Ungasebenzisa futhi imikhiqizo ehlukahlukene ukunciphisa ukuchitha i-microfiber. I-Guppy Finerinene yenze isikhwama sokuhlanza impahla yakhelwe ngokukhethekile ukuqoqa imicu ephukile kanye nemfucuza eyi-microplastic, futhi ivikele ukuqhekeka kwe-fiber emthonjeni ngokuvikela izingubo. Vele ubeke okwenziwe kuyo, zip inp, ziphonsa emshinini wokuwasha, zikhiphe futhi zichithe noma yimuphi umucu omncane omncane onamathele emakhoneni esikhwama. Ngisho nezikhwama ezijwayelekile zokuhlanza ezihlanjululwe zisiza ukunciphisa ukungezwani, ngakho-ke lokhu kuyindlela.
Isihlungi esihlukile esinamathiselwe emshinini wokuwasha umshini wokuwasha i-hose kungenye inketho ephumelelayo futhi evuselelekayo eye yafakazelwa ukunciphisa ama-microplastics afinyelela ku-80%. Kepha ungathathi futhi nalamabhola okuwasha, okuthiwa athathe ama-microfibers ekugezeni: imiphumela emihle ayincane.
Uma kukhulunywa ngama-detegents, imikhiqizo eminingi edumile iqukethe ipulasitiki, kufaka phakathi amaphilisi alula abhidliza abe yizinhlayiya ezincane emshinini wokuwasha. Kepha kwathatha kancane ukumba ukuthola ukuthi yiziphi iziphethi izimbatho. Funda ukuthi ungazi kanjani ukuthi i-detergent yakho inobungane ngempela ngaphambi kokuvuselela noma ucabangele ukwenzelwa okwakho. Ngemuva kwalokho nakekela ama-synthetics akho kusukela ngosuku owageza ngalo.
U-Alisha McDarris ungumbhali onikela nge-Science ethandwayo. Umuntu othanda ukuhambahambayo futhi uthanda izwe langempela, uthanda ukubonisa abangane, umndeni kanye nabantu abangabazi ukuthi bangahlala kanjani bephephile futhi basebenzise isikhathi esithe xaxa ngaphandle. Lapho engabhalanga, ungambona ebeka phansi, iKayaking, ekhuphuka ngamatshe, noma ukugcwala komgwaqo.
Isikhathi sePosi: Dec-20-2022