Inyani ekhawulezayo malunga nezihluzo zamanzi: ziyanciphisa ivumba, zisusa incasa engathandekiyo, kwaye zijongana nemiba yokungcoliswa kwamanzi. Kodwa esona sizathu sokuba abantu bakhethe amanzi ahluziweyo yimpilo. Iziseko zophuhliso zamanzi eMelika kutshanje zifumene u-D rating kwi-American Society of Civil Engineers. Lo mbutho ukhankanye imithombo yamanzi engcolileyo kunye namanzi amdaka aphelileyo njengezona zinto zixhalabisayo.

Njengoko kukho iintsimbi ezinzima ezifana nelothe kunye neekhemikhali ezifana nekhlorine emanzini ethu, kuyathuthuzela ukuva ukuba amanzi ahluziweyo anokuphucula impilo yethu aze asikhusele kwiingxaki zempilo ezinzulu. Kodwa njani?

Nciphisa umngcipheko womhlaza

Uninzi lwamanzi empompini anyangwa ngeekhemikhali ukususa iintsholongwane. Iikhemikhali ezifana ne-chlorine kunye ne-chloramines ziyasebenza ekukhupheni iintsholongwane, kodwa zinokubangela iingxaki zempilo zodwa. I-chlorine inokusebenzisana neekhompawundi ze-organic ezikumanzi ukuze zenze iimveliso ezibangela ukubulala iintsholongwane. Ii-Trihalomethanes (THMs) zezinye zezona mveliso zibangela umhlaza kwaye ziyaziwa ngokunyusa umngcipheko wakho womhlaza kwaye zinokubangela iingxaki zokuzala. I-chlorine kunye ne-chloramines zinxulunyaniswa nomngcipheko okhulayo wokufumana umhlaza wesinyi kunye nomhlaza we-rectal.

Iingenelo zempilo zamanzi ahluziweyo ziquka umngcipheko ophantsi womhlaza kuba nje ungachaphazeleki kwezi khemikhali ziyingozi. Amanzi ahluziweyo acocekile, acocekile, kwaye akhuselekile ukuwasela.

Khusela kwiZifo

Xa imibhobho ivuza, idla okanye iphule iintsholongwane eziyingozi ezifana ne-E. coli bacteria zinokungena emanzini akho okusela zisuka kumhlaba ojikelezileyo kunye nemithombo yamanzi. Iintsholongwane ezisasazeka emanzini zinokubangela iingxaki eziqala kwintlungu yesisu ukuya kwisifo seLegionnaires.

Inkqubo yokucoca amanzi exhotyiswe ngokhuseleko lokukhanya kwe-ultraviolet (okanye i-UV) iya kutshabalalisa amandla e-pathogen okanye e-microorganism okuzala. Amanzi ahluziweyo anokukhusela wena nosapho lwakho kwiintsholongwane ezahlukeneyo kunye nezifo ezibangelwa zizinto eziphilayo.

Fumisa Ulusu Lwakho Neenwele Zakho

Ukuhlamba ngamanzi ane-chlorine kunokubangela ukuba ulusu lwakho lome, luqhekeke, lube bomvu, kwaye lucasuke. Amanzi ane-chlorine angenza iinwele zakho zibe mnyama. Zonke ezi mpawu ziqhelekile kubantu ababhukudayo abachitha ixesha kwiidama zasekuhlaleni, kodwa xa uhlamba ekhayeni lakho, akukho mfuneko yokucaphukisa ulusu lwakho neenwele nge-chlorine.

Iinkqubo zokucoca amanzi zendlu yonke zihluza izinto ezingcolisayo ezifana ne-chlorine kunye ne-chloramines xa zingena ekhayeni lakho. Amanzi akho awanazo iikhemikhali ezinobungozi nokuba ziphuma kwisinki yakho yasekhitshini okanye kwishawa. Ukuba uhlamba ngamanzi ahluziweyo kangangeenyanga ezimbalwa ungabona ukuba iinwele zakho zikhanya ngakumbi kwaye ulusu lwakho luthambile kwaye luthambile.

Coca Ukutya Kwakho

Into elula njengokuhlamba imifuno yakho esinkini ngaphambi kokuba ulungiselele isaladi ingonakalisa isidlo sakho sasemini nge-chlorine kunye nezinye iikhemikhali ezinobungozi. Ekuhambeni kwexesha ukuginya i-chlorine ekutyeni kwakho kunokunyusa umngcipheko wokuba nomhlaza webele — I-Scientific American ithi abafazi abanomhlaza webele bane-50-60% yeemveliso ze-chlorine ezingaphezulu kwizicubu zabo zebele xa kuthelekiswa nabasetyhini abangenawo umhlaza. Amanzi ahluziweyo akukhusela kwiingozi zokuginya i-chlorine ekutyeni kwakho.

Ngokulungisa ukutya kwakho ngamanzi ahluziweyo angenakhemikhali nangenazo izinto ezingcolisayo, ulungisa nokutya okumnandi nokungcono. I-chlorine inokuchaphazela incasa kunye nombala wokutya okuthile, ingakumbi iimveliso ezifana nepasta nesonka.