Ethylene oxidewani fili ne na kwayoyin halitta tare da tsarin sinadarai na C2H4O, wanda iskar gas ce ta wucin gadi. Lokacin da hankalinsa ya yi yawa sosai, zai fitar da ɗanɗano mai daɗi.Ethylene oxideyana da sauƙin narkewa cikin ruwa, kuma za a samar da ƙaramin adadin ethylene oxide lokacin kona taba. Ƙananan adadinethylene oxideana iya samuwa a cikin yanayi.

An fi amfani da Ethylene oxide don yin ethylene glycol, wani sinadari da ake amfani da shi don yin antifreeze da polyester. Hakanan ana iya amfani da shi a asibitoci da wuraren kashe ƙwayoyin cuta don lalata kayan aikin likita da kayayyaki; Ana kuma amfani da ita don kashe abinci da maganin kwari a wasu kayan amfanin gona da aka adana (kamar kayan yaji da ganya).

Yadda ethylene oxide ke shafar lafiya

Bayyanar ɗan gajeren lokaci na ma'aikata zuwa babban taro naethylene oxidea cikin iska (yawanci sau dubbai na talakawa) zai motsa huhu. Ma'aikata da aka fallasa zuwa babban taro naethylene oxidena ɗan gajeren lokaci da dogon lokaci na iya fama da ciwon kai, asarar ƙwaƙwalwar ajiya, raɗaɗi, tashin zuciya da amai.

Nazarin ya gano cewa mata masu juna biyu suna fuskantar babban taro naethylene oxidea wurin aiki zai sa wasu mata su zubar da ciki. Wani binciken kuma bai sami irin wannan tasirin ba. Ana buƙatar ƙarin bincike don fahimtar haɗarin fallasa yayin daukar ciki.

Wasu dabbobi suna shakaethylene oxidetare da maida hankali sosai a cikin yanayi (sau 10000 sama da iska na waje na yau da kullun) na dogon lokaci (watanni zuwa shekaru), wanda zai motsa hanci, baki da huhu; Har ila yau, akwai tasirin jijiya da ci gaba, da matsalolin haihuwa na maza. Wasu dabbobin da suka shakar ethylene oxide na wasu watanni kuma sun kamu da cutar koda da anemia (raguwar lambar jan jini).

Ta yaya ethylene oxide zai iya haifar da ciwon daji

Ma'aikatan da ke da mafi girman bayyanar, tare da matsakaicin lokacin bayyanar fiye da shekaru 10, suna da haɗari mafi girma na fama da wasu nau'in ciwon daji, kamar wasu ciwon daji na jini da kuma ciwon nono. An kuma sami irin wannan ciwon daji a binciken dabbobi. Ma'aikatar Lafiya da Ayyukan Dan Adam (DHHS) ta ƙaddara hakanethylene oxideSanannen ciwon daji ne na ɗan adam. Hukumar Kare Muhalli ta Amurka ta kammala da cewa shakar ethylene oxide yana da illar cutar carcinogenic akan mutane.

Yadda za a rage haɗarin fallasa ga ethylene oxide

Ma'aikata za su sa gilashin kariya, tufafi da safar hannu lokacin amfani ko kerawaethylene oxide, da kuma sanya kayan kariya na numfashi idan ya cancanta.