Thng Tin Sc Khe v PCB v Dioxins

Terminal 117 Superfund Site (a im Thuc Chng Trnh nh Gi Nhim Trm 117) South Park, Seattle
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10 Spring 2010

PCB l g?

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) l cc hn hp ti 209 loi ha cht. Hin ngi ta khng bit ti cc ngun t nhin PCB. PCB thng c s dng lm cht lm lnh v cht bi trn trong b truyn ng v cc loi my mc in khc v cc cht ny kh chy v c thnh phn cch nhit tt. PCB cng c to ra khi t chy du n PCB. PCB b cm s dng ti Hoa K vo 1977 v c bng chng cho thy cht ny tch t trong mi trng v c th gy tc hi cho sc khe. Cc sn phm c sn xut trc 1977 c th cha cc cht PCB bao gm cc loi n hunh quang v thit b in i c c t in c cht PCB, v cc loi du my cng nh knh hin vi i c. PCB kh phn hy trong mi trng v vy chng ta c th gp cht ny khp mi ni.

C th tip xc nh th no?

Qu v c th tip xc vi PCB nu ang sinh sng hoc lm vic gn mt a im nhim cht ny, v d nh Terminal 117 ti South Park, hoc gn cc l thiu hay cc c s cng nghip khc c s dng cc thnh phm PCB. Qu v cng c th tip xc vi PCB do n c, tht v cc sn phm lm t sa c cc loi ha cht ny hoc chm vo, n hoc ht phi bi t nhim cht ny, mt s loi du bi trn hoc vt liu bt/ma tt.

Qu v c th bo v bn thn nh th no?

Trnh tr em n t hoc b cc chi hoc cc vt khc vo ming. Ra tay v chi sau khi chi hoc chm vo t. Xi lung t cao trong vn hoc dng cc hp cha t sch trng tri cy v rau. C ra rau v tri cy trc khi n. Gi th nui sch s. Chi v lau mng trc khi th nui vo nh v th nui ng ging ring. Khng i giy dp vo trong nh. Dng gi t lau sn khng c thm v thng xuyn ht bi thm. Dng khn t lau sch bi v bi t trn cc b mt cng trong nh

PCB c th gy ra cc vn v sc khe khng?

Mc tip xc vi PCB. di thi gian v mc thng xuyn tip xc. Cch thc tip xc (ht vo, n, hoc chm vo).

Cc nh hng i vi sc khe do tip xc vi PCB s ph thuc vo nhiu yu t:

Nhng ngi tip xc vi PCB d b ung th, tn thng gan, cc vn v sinh sn, d tt bm sinh v suy yu h min dch hn. C cht PCB mc thp trong t trn mt s con ng v sn vn ti Terminal 117 South Park. S Sc Khe Washington ang chun b mt chng trnh c vn sc khe cng ng xem xt nguy c sc khe do tip xc vi PCB (v dioxin) cc ng ph v sn vn ti Terminal 117. Mc d vn ang c xem xt, bn phc tho chnh thc ca chng trnh t vn sc khe s kt lun rng lng PCB mc thp trong khu vc ny khng e da ti sc khe ca cng ng South Park.

Dioxin l g?

Dioxins l mt nhm cc ha cht c cc kt cu ha cht v nh hng sc khe ging nhau. Cht dioxin c th to thnh trong qui trnh sn xut cng nghip nh t ci lm nhin liu, sn xut giy v bt giy v mt s hnh thc sn xut ha cht. Dioxin cng c th c t cc ngun a phng, v d nh t ci trong l si, tro than trong sn vn v thng t, cng nh cc s kin t nhin nh m chy cy nh v chy rng. Cht dioxin khng d phn hy,
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v vy chng ng li trong mi trng v c th gp trong th vt, ph sa v t. a s mi ngi c l tip xc vi cht dioxin mc nht nh.

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Dioxin c th gy ra cc vn v sc khe khng?

Cc nh hng i vi sc khe do tip xc vi dioxin ty thuc vo nhiu yu t: Mc tip xc vi dioxins. di thi gian v mc thng xuyn tip xc. Cch thc tip xc (ht vo, n, hoc chm vo).

ph v sn vn ti Terminal 117. Mc d vn ang c xem xt, bn phc tho chnh thc ca chng trnh t vn sc khe s kt lun rng lng dioxin mc thp trong khu vc ny khng e da ti sc khe ca cng ng South Park.

C th tip xc nh th no?

Nhng ngi tip xc vi dioxins d b ung th, tn thng gan, cc vn v sinh sn, d tt bm sinh v suy yu h min dch hn. C cht dioxins mc thp trong t trn mt s con ng v sn vn ti Terminal 117 South Park. S Sc Khe Washington ang chun b mt chng trnh c vn sc khe cng ng xem xt nguy c sc khe do tip xc vi dioxins (v PCB) cc ng

Qu v c th tip xc vi dioxin nu ang sinh sng hoc lm vic gn mt a im nhim cht dioxin nh Terminal 117 South Park, hoc gn cc l thiu hoc cc c s cng nghip khc sn xut cc thnh phm dioxin. Qu v cng c th tip xc vi dioxin do n c, tht v cc sn phm lm t sa c cc loi ha cht ny hoc chm vo, n hoc ht phi bi t, thuc tr su hoc thuc dit c c nhim cht dioxin

Lm th no bo v bn thn?

Qu v c th gim mc nguy c nhim dioxins ti Terminal 117 bng cch p dng cc bin php phng c khuyn co cho PCB trang trc ca T Thng Tin ny.

C th tm hiu thm thng tin u?

Nu qu v c thc mc v cc nguy c sc khe do PCB hoc dioxin/furans, xin lin lc: Elmer Diaz, S Sc Khe Washington, (360) 236-3376, elmer.diaz@doh.wa.gov Erin Kochaniewicz, S Sc Khe Washington, erin. kochaniewicz@doh.wa.gov, (360) 236-3358 Bill Lawrence, S Sc Khe Cng Cng Thnh Ph Seattle/Qun King, (206) 263-8467, bill.lawrence@kingcounty.gov. bit thm thng tin v PCB hoc dioxins, xin ti trang mng in ton http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaqs/index.asp. Nu qu v c thc mc v hot ng dn sch Terminal 117, xin lin lc: Piper Peterson Lee, EPA, (206) 553-4951, peterson-lee.piper@epa.gov Suzanne Skadowski, EPA, (206) 553-6689, skadowski.suzanne@epa.gov.

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Nu qu v cn ti liu di dng thay th khc, xin lin lc vi c Suzanne Skadowski ti (206) 553-6689. Nhng ngi s dng TTY, xin gi Dch V Chuyn Tip Lin Bang (Federal Relay Service) ti s (800) 877-8339.