RALEIGH, NC — Imveliso yeenkukhu isaqhubeka nokuba negalelo elikhulu kwishishini lezolimo likarhulumente,kodwa isinambuzane sisongela eli candelo libalulekileyo.
I-North Carolina Poultry Federation ithi yeyona mveliso inkulu yelizwe, inegalelo eliphantse libe yi-$40 yeebhiliyoni ngonyaka kuqoqosho lwelizwe.
Nangona kunjalo, izinambuzane ziyingozi kweli shishini libalulekileyo, nto leyo enyanzela abalimi ukuba basebenzise iindlela zokulawula izinambuzane ngamakhemikhali, nto leyo enokuchaphazela impilo yabantu.
Ngoku inkxaso-mali kazwelonke idlala indima ebalulekileyo kuphando olutsha oluthembisa ukufumana izisombululo ezingcono.
Izikhongozeli zeplastiki kwiYunivesithi yaseFayetteville State ziindawo ezinezinambuzane ezincinci eziphazamisa ishishini elixabisa iibhiliyoni zeerandi.
Abaphandi bafunda ngeqela leebhungane ezinamagqabi amnyama ukuze baqonde ngcono izinambuzane ezibeka uxinzelelo kwishishini leenkukhu.
Ezi zinambuzane zitsalwa kukutya kweenkukhu kwaye zizala ngokukhawuleza, zibeka amaqanda kuyo yonke indlu, aze aqandusele abe yimibungu.
Kwisithuba seenyanga eziliqela, ziyaguquka zibe ziipupae zize zikhule zibe ziintaka ezindala ezinamathela kuzo.
“Bahlala befumana iinkukhu, kwaye izinambuzane zinamathela kuzo. Ewe, zitya iinkukhu,” utshilo uShirley Zhao, uprofesa webhayoloji kwiYunivesithi yaseFayetteville State.
UZhao uqaphele ukuba iintaka zisenokuzibona njengesidlo sokutya, kodwa ukutya kakhulu ezi zinambuzane kunokubangela enye ingxaki.
“Kukho indawo ebizwa ngokuba yisityalo, uhlobo oluthile lwesisu, apho bagcina khona ukutya,” utshilo. “Zininzi kakhulu izinambuzane apho kangangokuba azinazo izondlo zaneleyo.”
Abalimi baqalisa ukusebenzisa izibulali-zinambuzane ukubulala izinambuzane, kodwa azizange zisetyenziswe kufutshane neentaka, nto leyo eyathintela abalimi amandla okulawula izinambuzane.
“Ukuchanabeka kwezi khemikhali kunye nezinye kunokuba nefuthe elikhulu kwimpilo yethu,” utshilo uKendall Wimberly, umphathi wemigaqo-nkqubo ye-Drug-Free North Carolina.
UWimberly uthe umonakalo obangelwa zezi zinambuzane udlulela ngaphaya kweendonga zeenkuku, njengoko amanzi aphuma kwezi fama ephelela emilanjeni nakwimilambo yethu.
“Izinto ezisetyenziswa kwiihoko zeenkukhu okanye emakhaya ngamanye amaxesha ziphelela kwimijelo yethu yamanzi,” utshilo uWimberly. “Xa ziqhubeka kwindawo esingqongileyo, zidala iingxaki zokwenyani.”
“Bajolise kwinkqubo yemithambo-luvo, ngoko ke bahlasela loo nto ngokukodwa,” utshilo uChao. “Ingxaki kukuba inkqubo yemithambo-luvo yesi sinambuzane ifana kakhulu neyethu.”
“Babefuna ukufumana indlela yokwandisa inani lezinambuzane ababezinyamekela,” utshilo uZhao. “(Omnye umfundi) wayefuna ukubanika intsangu. Emva kweenyanga ezimbalwa, safumanisa ukuba zonke zazifile. Azizange zikhule.”
UChao wafumana isibonelelo se-NCInnovation se-$1.1 yezigidi kwisigaba esilandelayo sophando lwakhe: uphando lwasentsimini.
Sele ebambe iingxoxo neenkampani ezifana neTyson kunye nePerdue, ezibonakalise umdla wokusebenzisa isibulali-zinambuzane ukuba siyasebenza kwaye sivunyiwe yi-Environmental Protection Agency. Uthi le nkqubo ibingenakwenzeka ngaphandle kotyalo-mali lukarhulumente kuphando lwakhe.
“Andazi ukuba zingaphi iinkampani ezincinci ezingathanda ukuchitha i-$10 yezigidi ukubhalisa isibulali-zinambuzane,” utshilo.
Nangona kusenokuthatha iminyaka eliqela ngaphambi kokuba ifike kwimarike, uWimberly uthe luphuhliso olukhuthazayo.
“Sinethemba lokubona ezinye iindlela ezikhuselekileyo endaweni yezibulali-zinambuzane ezinobungozi,” utshilo uWimberly.
UZhao kunye neqela lakhe balungiselela ukwakha isibaya seenkuku kunye nendlu yokukhusela iinkukhu kwilali yaseNorth Carolina ukuze baqalise ukuvavanya ifomyula yabo yokubulala izinambuzane emasimini.
Ukuba ezi mvavanyo ziphumelele, le fomula kufuneka ivavanywe ubuthi ngaphambi kokuba ibhaliswe kwi-EPA.
Ixesha lokuthumela: Oktobha-13-2025