Menene ethylene oxide?
Ethylene oxidewani fili ne na kwayoyin halitta tare da tsarin sinadarai C2H4O, wanda ke da guba mai guba kuma an yi amfani dashi a baya don yin fungicides. Ethylene oxide yana ƙonewa kuma yana fashewa, kuma ba shi da sauƙi don jigilar kaya a kan nesa mai nisa, don haka yana da halayen yanki mai ƙarfi. Ana amfani da shi sosai wajen wanke-wanke, magunguna, bugu da rini. Ana iya amfani da shi azaman wakili na farawa don abubuwan tsaftacewa a cikin masana'antu masu alaƙa da sinadarai.
A ranar 27 ga Oktoba, 2017, an fara tattara jerin abubuwan da ake kira carcinogens da Hukumar Bincike kan Ciwon daji ta Hukumar Lafiya ta Duniya ta fitar don tuntuɓar su, kuma an haɗa ethylene oxide a cikin jerin nau'ikan cututtukan daji na Class 1.
2. Shin ethylene oxide yana cutar da jikin mutum?
Mai cutarwa,ethylene oxideruwa ne mai bayyana launi mara launi a ƙananan zafin jiki, galibi ana adana shi a cikin silinda na ƙarfe, kwalabe na aluminum ko kwalabe masu jure matsi, kuma sikari ne na gas. Yana da ƙarfin shigar da iskar gas mai ƙarfi da ƙarfin ƙwayoyin cuta, kuma yana da sakamako mai kyau na kisa akan ƙwayoyin cuta, ƙwayoyin cuta da fungi. Ba ya haifar da lalacewa ga yawancin abubuwa kuma ana iya amfani dashi don fumigation na Jawo, fata, kayan aikin likita, da dai sauransu. Turi zai ƙone ko ma fashewa lokacin da aka fallasa shi ga wuta mai budewa. Yana da lalata ga hanyoyin numfashi kuma yana iya haifar da halayen gastrointestinal kamar amai, tashin zuciya, da gudawa. Lalacewar aikin hanta da koda da hemolysis na iya faruwa. Yawan haɗuwa da fata tare da maganin ethylene oxide zai haifar da zafi mai zafi, har ma da blisters da dermatitis. Bayyanar dogon lokaci na iya haifar da ciwon daji. Ethylene oxide abu ne mai guba sosai a rayuwarmu. Lokacin da muke amfani da ethylene oxide don kashe ƙwayoyin cuta, ya kamata mu sanye da kayan kariya. Dole ne mu kula da aminci kuma mu yi amfani da shi kawai lokacin da wasu sharuɗɗa suka cika.
3. Menene zai faru idan an cinye ethylene oxide?
Yausheethylene oxideyana ƙonewa, yana fara amsawa tare da iskar oxygen don samar da carbon dioxide da ruwa. Ma'anar amsawa shine kamar haka: C2H4O + 3O2 -> 2CO2 + 2H2O A cikin yanayin konewa cikakke, samfuran konewa na ethylene oxide sune kawai carbon dioxide da ruwa. Wannan tsari ne na konewa da ya dace da muhalli. Duk da haka, a yanayin konewar da bai cika ba, ana samun carbon monoxide. Carbon monoxide gas ne mara launi, mara wari wanda yake da guba sosai ga jikin ɗan adam. Lokacin da carbon monoxide ya shiga jikin mutum, zai hada da haemoglobin don rage yawan iskar oxygen a cikin jini, wanda zai haifar da guba har ma da mutuwa.
4. Menene ethylene oxide a cikin samfuran yau da kullun?
A cikin zafin jiki, ethylene oxide iskar gas ce mara launi tare da kamshi mai daɗi. An fi amfani da shi wajen samar da wasu sinadarai, ciki har da maganin daskarewa. Ana amfani da ƙananan adadin ethylene oxide azaman magungunan kashe qwari da magungunan kashe qwari. Ƙarfin ethylene oxide don lalata DNA ya sa ya zama ƙwaƙƙwarar ƙwayoyin cuta, amma kuma yana iya bayyana ayyukansa na carcinogenic.
Ethylene oxide wani fili ne da aka yi amfani da shi wajen samar da sauran kayan sinadarai da ake amfani da su a cikin aikace-aikacen masana'antu iri-iri da kayan masarufi na yau da kullum, ciki har da masu tsabtace gida, kayan kulawa na sirri, da yadudduka da yadudduka. Ƙananan amfani amma mahimmanci na ethylene oxide yana cikin lalata kayan aikin likita. Ethylene oxide zai iya bakara kayan aikin likita kuma yana taimakawa hana cututtuka da kamuwa da cuta.
5. Wadanne abinci ne ke dauke da ethylene oxide?
A cikin ƙasata, an haramta amfani da ethylene oxide don lalata abinci gami da ice cream.
Don haka, ƙasata ta kuma tsara musamman "GB31604.27-2016 Matsayin Tsaron Abinci na Ƙasa don Ƙaddamar da Ethylene Oxide da Propylene Oxide a cikin Filastik na Kayan Abinci da Kayayyakin Abinci" don daidaita abubuwan da ke cikin ethylene oxide a cikin kayan marufi. Idan kayan ya cika wannan ma'auni, babu buƙatar damuwa game da gurɓataccen abinci da ethylene oxide.
6. Shin asibiti yana amfani da ethylene oxide?
Ethylene oxide, wanda ake kira da ETO, iskar gas ce mara launi da ke damun idanu, fata da kuma numfashi na mutum. A cikin ƙananan ƙididdiga, yana da ciwon daji, mutagenic, haifuwa da tsarin juyayi. Warin ethylene oxide ba shi yiwuwa a kasa 700ppm. Sabili da haka, ana buƙatar mai gano ethylene oxide don kulawa na dogon lokaci na maida hankali don hana cutar da jikin mutum. Kodayake aikace-aikacen farko na ethylene oxide shine albarkatun ƙasa don haɓakar ƙwayoyin halitta da yawa, wani babban aikace-aikacen yana cikin lalata kayan aikin a asibitoci. Ana amfani da Ethylene oxide azaman sterilizer don tururi da kayan zafin zafi. Yanzu ana amfani da shi sosai a cikin hanyoyin fiɗa kaɗan. Yayin da madadin ETO, irin su peracetic acid da hydrogen peroxide gas na plasma, suna da matsala, tasirin su da amfani yana iyakance. Don haka, a wannan lokacin, haifuwar ETO ta kasance hanyar zaɓin zaɓi.
za ku iya sha ruwa carbon dioxide?
