Abantu abangaphezu kwesigamu somhlaba baphila ngaphandle kokuvikelwa kwezindinganiso ezanele zekhwalithi yomoya, ngokusho kocwaningo olushicilelwe kuUmbiko we-World Health Organisation (WHO).
Ukungcoliswa komoya kuyehluka kakhulu ezingxenyeni ezihlukene zomhlaba, kodwa emhlabeni wonke, ukungcola kwe-particle (PM2.5) kubangela ukufa okulinganiselwa ezigidini ezingu-4.2 njalo ngonyaka, ukuze kuhlolwe ukuvikelwa komhlaba wonke kukho, abacwaningi baseMcGill University. izimisele ukuphenya amazinga ekhwalithi yomoya emhlabeni jikelele.
Abacwaningi bathole ukuthi lapho kunokuvikelwa khona, izindinganiso zivame ukuba zimbi kakhulu kunalokho okubhekwa yi-WHO njengokuphephile.
Izifunda eziningi ezinamazinga amabi kakhulu wokungcoliswa komoya, njengeMpumalanga Ephakathi, azilinganisi ngisho ne-PM2.5.
Umbhali oholayo walolu cwaningo, uParisa Ariya, onguSolwazi eMnyangweni Wezekhemikhali eNyuvesi yaseMcGill, uthe: 'ECanada, abantu ababalelwa ku-5,900 bafa minyaka yonke ngenxa yokungcoliswa komoya, ngokwezibalo ze-Health Canada.Ukungcoliswa komoya kubulala cishe abantu abaningi baseCanada njalo eminyakeni emithathu njengoba kubulawa uCovid-19 kuze kube manje.'
U-Yevgen Nazarenko, umbhali ngokubambisana walolu cwaningo wengeze wathi: 'Sithathe izinyathelo ezingakaze zibonwe ukuvikela abantu ku-Covid-19, kodwa asenzi okwanele ukugwema izigidi zokufa okungavinjelwa okubangelwa ukungcoliswa komoya minyaka yonke.
'Okutholakele kwethu kukhombisa ukuthi ngaphezu kwengxenye yomhlaba udinga ukuvikelwa ngokuphuthumayo ngendlela yezinga elanele lezinga lomoya le-PM2.5.Ukubeka lezi zindinganiso endaweni yonke kuzosindisa izimpilo eziningi.Futhi lapho amazinga esevele ekhona, kufanele avunyelaniswe emhlabeni jikelele.
'Ngisho nasemazweni athuthukile, kufanele sisebenze kanzima ukuze sihlanze umoya wethu ukuze sisindise amakhulu ezinkulungwane zabantu minyaka yonke.'
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Mar-15-2021