I-Cancer exhasene noNgcoliseko lwezoPhuhliso ngeCiba-Geigy Corporation
Ukususela ngowe-1990, iintsapho zaseToms River ezichaphazeleka ngumhlaza oqhagamshelaniswa nokungcoliseka kwemboni ziye zaphinda zenze i-action action case against the Ciba-Geigy corporation, Union Carbide corporation kunye ne-United Water Water Toms River.
I-Ciba-Geigy Corporation
Ukususela ngo-1952-1990, i-Ciba-Geigy Corporation (ekubeni ifunyenwe yi-BASF) isebenza ngokuvelisa idayi eToms River.
Iimveliso zotshwala ezivela kwisityalo zigcinwe kwiidumbu ezingama-69 000 okanye zanyangwa kwaye zatshatyalaliswa ngepayipi kuLwandle lwe-Atlantic. Ngowe-1980, iSebe laseNew Jersey loKhuseleko lwendalo yendalo lalifuna uCiba-Geigy ukuba aqalise ukubeka esweni phantsi komhlaba kunye nokususwa kwidrama kwindawo yesityalo. Ngowe-1983, isayithi leToms River lafakwa kwi-US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). I-EPA yafumanisa ukuba inkunkuma kuloo ndawo yayiqhelisela amanzi angaphantsi komhlaba. Ngo-1989 yalela uCiba-Geigy ukuba aqale ukucoca indawo kunye namanzi angaphantsi komhlaba.
Union Carbide Corporation
Abanikazi befama yaseRich baqeshe inxalenye yepropati ngo-1971 ukuya kumlawuli olawulayo wokulahlwa kwemfucuza. Ngomhla kaDisemba waloo nyaka, abanikazi abafumene iibhululo zeentengiso ezingama-4 500 ezithwala iileyibhile zeNyunyana yeCarbide beye zalahlwa emhlabeni, kwaye iimveliso zentengiso zachithwa ngamatye. Ukususela ngo-1972-1974 i-Union Carbide yasusa amadonga, inkunkuma yamanzi kunye nomhlaba ongcolileyo.
Ngelishwa, ilizwe lilapha ngaphezu kwe-aquifer eyayiyintloko yomthombo wokusela amanzi kulo lonke ilokishi ngelo xesha. Ngowe-1974 iBhodi yeSebe lezeMpilo yaseDever yavala amanxweme abucala ngasese kufuphi neReich Farm emva kokufumana ukungcola, kwaye amakhaya ayexhunyiwe ngokusisigxina kwamanye amanzi.
Abahlali kuloo ndawo bakholelwa ukuba inkampani yamanzi yendawo, i-Toms River Water Company (ngoku i-United Water Water Toms River), yahambisa umbane xa kubonakala ukuba yonakalisiwe, kwaye ayizange iphathe amanzi ngokufanelekileyo ukuze ikhusele.
Ukunyuka kweNtsholongwane yeCancer Rates
Ngama-1990 kwabonakala ngathi inani labantwana abanomdla kummandla waseToms River bekhula. Ngenxa yokukhathazeka kwabahlali, iSebe lezeMpilo laseNew Jersey ngo-1996 lafunda ingxaki kwaye lafumanisa ukuba phakathi kowe-1979 no-1995, abantwana abangama-90 kwilokishi bafunyaniswa nomhlaza. Oku kwakungaphezulu kwama-23 kunokuba kulindeleke kubemi, oku kuthetha ukuba abantwana baye bahlakulela i-leukemia kunye nengqondo kunye nenkqubo ye-nervous system ephezulu kunezinga likazwelonke. Iintsapho zacaphuka kwaye zafuna ukuba urhulumente uphando.
Isifundo sifumana izixhumanisi
Isebe lezeMpilo laseNew Jersey kunye neArhente yeArhente yeSifo soTyhefu kunye neRejistre Registry yenze isifundo ukuvavanya ubudlelwane phakathi kokungcola kokusingqongileyo kunye neemeko zomhlaza. Yaphetha:
- Ayikho into ebangela ingozi ebonakalayo iyona nto ijongene nokunyuka komhlaza wengane
- Intlangano yafunyanwa phakathi kokungabikho kokuzalwa komntwana kumanzi angcolileyo kunye ne-leukemia kubantwana basetyhini
- Intlangano yafunyanwa phakathi kokutshatyalaliswa kokubeletha emoyeni ukusuka kwisityalo seCiba-Geigy kunye ne- leukemia kubantwana basetyhini abathatyathwa ngaphambi kweminyaka emi-5 ubudala.
Indawo yokuHlaliswa kwemali efikelelwayo
I-Union Carbide, iCiba Specialty Chemicals kunye ne-United Water Water Toms River, ngaphandle kokuvuma ukunyaniseka, kuvunyelwene ngoJanuwari 2002 ukuya kwiindidi ezingama-dollar zokuhlala kunye neentsapho ezingama-69 apho abantwana babo bafumana unomdlavuza. Ezinye iindwendwe zatshitshise ukuhlala kwaye ziphinda ziqhubele iseshoni-yesenzo. ULinda Gillick, umkhulumeli weentsapho, wathi, "Amanani awabonakali, nangayiphi na indlela, yintoni na intsapho kunye nabantwana abahamba ngayo." Imali ngokuqinisekileyo ayikho induduzo kwiintsapho ezili-15 eziye zafa abantwana babo, kwaye kwimiba emitsha yomhlaza wengane ifunyaniswa rhoqo ngonyaka.
Imithombo:
Network News Network. "Iimpawu zeengqungquthela zomhlaza weToms River zizonke iifizi ezingama-13.2." NgoJanuwari 25, 2002.
Arhente yo Khuselo. Iphepha lokuQala eliPhambili leSizwe: I-Ciba-Geigy Corp.
Arhente yo Khuselo. Iphepha leNkcazo yeSizwe ePhambili.
Isebe lezeMpilo eNew Jersey. I-Case-Control Study of Cancer e-Dover Township (Ocean County), eNew Jersey, Vol 1: Isishwankathelo. " Iyatholakala kwi-intanethi kwifom .pdf.