Khansa Yogwirizana ndi Kuwononga Mpweya ndi Ciba-Geigy Corporation
Kuyambira m'ma 1990, mabanja a Toms River omwe ali ndi khansa yokhudzana ndi kuwonongeka kwa mafakitale akhala akutsutsana ndi Ciba-Geigy corporation, Union Carbide corporation, ndi United Water Toms River.
Ciba-Geigy Corporation
Kuchokera mu 1952-1990, Ciba-Geigy Corporation (yomwe inapezedwa ndi BASF) inagwira ntchito yopanga nsalu ku Toms River.
Zotayidwa kuchokera ku chomeracho mwina zimasungidwa mu ng'oma 69,000 kapena zinachitidwa ndikuponyedwa kudzera muipi ndi nyanja ya Atlantic. Mu 1980, Dipatimenti Yopulumutsa Chitetezo ku New Jersey inkafuna kuti Ciba-Geigy ayambe kuyang'ana pansi pa nthaka ndi kuchotsa ngodya pamalo omera. Mu 1983, malo a Toms River anaikidwa pa mndandanda wa Super Environmental Agency Agency (EPA) wa US Environmental Protection Agency. EPA inapeza kuti kutayika pa webusaitiyi kunali kuthamangira pansi pansi. Mu 1989 iwo adalamula kuti Ciba-Geigy ayambe kuyeretsa malo ndi madzi apansi.
Union Carbide Corporation
Olemba a Farm Reich anali atagulitsa gawo lina la katundu mu 1971 kupita kwa wolamulira wodula. Mu December chaka chomwechi, eni ake anapeza zidutswa 4,500 zamatope okhala ndi Union Carbide malemba adatayidwa pamtunda, ndipo zowonongeka zinatsanulidwa m'mitengo. Kuchokera mu 1972-1974 Union Carbide inachotsa ndodo, zinyalala, ndi nthaka yoipitsidwa.
Tsoka ilo, dzikoli liri pamwamba pa madzi osungirako omwe anali gwero lalikulu la madzi akumwa pa tauni yonse panthawiyo. Mu 1974, Dover Township Board of Health inatseka 148 zitsime zapadera pafupi ndi Reich Farm pambuyo popeza kuipitsidwa, ndipo nyumba zinali zogwirizana ndi madzi ena.
Nzika za m'deralo zimakhulupirira kuti kampani ya madzi, Toms River Water Company (yomwe tsopano ndi United Water Toms River), idasokoneza madzi poyera kuti yaipitsidwa, ndipo siidasamalire madzi mokwanira kuti apulumuke.
Kukula kwa Ana a Cancer Rates
M'zaka za m'ma 1990 zinkawoneka ngati chiwerengero cha ana omwe ali ndi khansa ku Toms River akukula. Potengera zoyipa za anthuwa, Dipatimenti ya zaumoyo ku New Jersey mu 1996 inaphunzira vutoli ndipo inapeza kuti pakati pa 1979 ndi 1995, ana 90 m'mudziwu adapezeka kuti ali ndi khansa. Izi zinali zoposa 23 zomwe sizingatheke mu chiwerengero cha anthu, kutanthauza kuti ana anali ndi matenda a khansa ya m'magazi komanso ubongo ndi pakatikati za khansa zapamwamba kwambiri kusiyana ndi dziko lonse. Mabanja anakwiya ndipo adafuna kuti boma lifufuze.
Kuphunzira Kumapeza Zotsatira
Dipatimenti ya zaumoyo ku New Jersey ndi federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Registry Registry inapanga kafukufuku kuti azindikire mgwirizano pakati pa zowonongeka ndi zochitika za khansa. Anamaliza kuti:
- Palibe chinthu chimodzi chowopsa chomwe chikuwoneka kuti ndicho chokhacho chimene chimayambitsa khansara ya ana
- Chiyanjano chinapezedwa pakati pa atsikana asanakwatirane ndi madzi owonongeka ndi khansa ya m'magazi mwa ana aakazi
- Chiyanjano chinapezedwa pakati pa nthawi yomwe anabadwa ndi mlengalenga kuchokera ku chinyama cha Ciba-Geigy ndi khansa ya m'magazi mwa ana aakazi omwe amapezeka kuti asanakwanitse zaka zisanu.
Cash Settlement yafika
Union Carbide, Ciba Specialty Chemicals, ndi United Water Toms River, popanda kuvomereza udindo, adavomerezedwa mu Januari 2002 kwa anthu oposa mamiliyoni ambiri okhala ndi mabanja 69 omwe ana awo anapezeka ndi khansa. Mabanja ena anakana kuthetsa msonkhanowo ndipo akutsatira suti-action action. Linda Gillick, yemwe amalankhula ndi mabanjawa, anati, "Ziwerengero siziwonetsa, mwa njira iliyonse, zomwe mabanja ndi ana adadutsamo." Ndalamayi sizithunzithunzi kwa mabanja 15 omwe ana awo anamwalira, komanso kwa khansa yatsopano yomwe imapezeka chaka chilichonse.
Zotsatira:
Environmental News Network. "Misonkho ya khansa ya Toms River idzaposa $ 13.2 miliyoni." January 25, 2002.
Malo otetezera zachilengedwe. Mfundo Yowunika Kwambiri Padziko Lonse Mapepala: Ciba-Geigy Corp.
Malo otetezera zachilengedwe. Mfundo Yowunika Kwambiri Padziko Lonse Mapepala: Reich Farm.
Dipatimenti ya Zaumoyo ku New Jersey. "Phunziro la Kugonana kwa Ana a Khansa ku Dover Township (Ocean County), New Jersey, Vol 1: Chidule." Ipezeka pa intaneti mu .pdf mtundu.