Ngomhla endafaka ngawo inkqubo yam yokuqala ye-under-sink reverse osmosis, ndaziva ngathi ndingumntu odumileyo. Ndandisoyisile amanzi amabi. Ndandingumlindi wempilo yosapho lwam, ndingumlindi ochasene nezinto ezingcolisayo, ndiphumelele kwimfazwe engabonakaliyo nxamnye nezinto ezinyibilikisiweyo. Ndanditshintsha izihluzi ngokwenkolo, ndijonga imitha ye-TDS imihla ngemihla, kwaye ndandiziva ndineliseke kakhulu ngalo lonke ixesha xa ndizalisa iglasi.

Emva koko kwenzeka into engaqhelekanga.

Ndaqala ukuthanda kakhulu umgangatho wamanzi. Ndawavavanya rhoqo. Ndandixhalabile ngawo xa ndikwiholide. Ndaphanda ngezinto ezingcolisayo endingazange ndizive. Ndachitha iiyure ndifunda ngePFAS, ii-microplastics, kunye nezifundo zamva nje ngezinto ezingcolisayo ezivelayo. Okukhona ndizicoca, kokukhona ndixhalabile ngento enokwenzeka ukuba idlule.

Amanzi am ayecocekile kunangaphambili. Uxhalaba lwam lwalubi kakhulu kunangaphambili.

Le yingxaki yokucoca amanzi: kanye isixhobo esithembisa uxolo lwengqondo sinokuba ngumthombo wohlobo olutsha lokukhathazeka. Xa sigxila kubunyulu, sisengozini yokulahlekelwa yimbono.

Ukuzalwa Kokuxhalabela Ukuhlanjululwa
Yaqala ngendlela engenabungozi. Umhlobo wam undixelele ngeengozi zelothe kwimibhobho emidala. Ndandinendlu endala. Ndivavanye amanzi. Ilothe yayingabonakali kangako, kodwa into yokuba yayikhona yayanele.

Ndithenge inkqubo ephucukileyo kakhulu endandinokuyithenga. Izigaba ezisixhenxe. Yasusa yonke into. Amanzi ayecocekile kakhulu, ayenencasa engento yanto. Ndandizingca. Ndandikhuselekile.

Kodwa ke ndaqala ukufunda. Bekukho izisongelo ezintsha rhoqo. Bekukho izinto ezingcolisayo ezininzi rhoqo. Isayensi ibisoloko itshintsha. Oko bekucingelwa ukuba kukhuselekile izolo bekungacacanga namhlanje. Iipali zegoli beziqhubeka zihamba, kwaye bendiqhubeka ndizisukela.

Into endingayiqondiyo: Isicoci samanzi asindikhuseli. Sasindenza ndibe nexhala elinolwazi oluthe kratya. Ulwazi ngento enokuba isemanzini am—nokuba yayingekho—lwadala imeko engapheliyo yokukhathazeka.

Umda Omxinwa Phakathi Kolwazi Nokuxakeka
Ukulumka okunolwazi kuba yinto engaphiliyo xa umntu ecinga ngokugqithisileyo?

Iimpawu endingazinanzanga:

Bendingazokusela manzi naphi na ngaphandle kwasekhaya

Ndizise amanzi am kwiindawo zokutyela

Ndiphande ngezinto ezingcolisayo ngexesha lam lokuphumla

Bendixhalabile ngamanzi abantwana bam esikolweni

Bendingenakukwazi ukuyeka ukuvavanya amanzi am ahluziweyo, nangona ebesoloko elungile

Xa ndijonga ngasemva, isixhobo sam sokucoca amanzi sasisele siyinto yokhuseleko. Sasiluphawu olubonakalayo lolawulo lwam olungabonakaliyo kwihlabathi elixakekileyo. Okukhona ndilawula amanzi am, kokukhona ndiziva ngathi ndilawula ezinye izinto. Kodwa inkohliso yokulawula yayingancedi.

Isayensi Yokukhathazeka Ngamanzi
Kukho igama lale nto: i-chemophobia. Asikuko ukoyika zonke iikhemikhali, kodwa ukoyika izinto ezingcolisayo zeekhemikhali. Sisifo sanamhlanje, esondla ulwazi oluninzi, oluhlala luphikisana olufumaneka ezandleni zethu.

I-World Health Organization, i-EPA, amagunya amanzi asekuhlaleni, kunye namaqela okukhuthaza bonke bapapasha uluhlu lwezinto ezingcolisayo kunye namanqanaba azo "akhuselekileyo". Ingxaki kukuba "ukhuseleko" yinto eshukumayo. Okukhuselekileyo kumntu omdala kusenokungakhuselekanga emntwaneni. Okukhuselekileyo ngosuku olunye kusenokungakhuselekanga ubomi bonke.

Sixelelwa oku, ngokwenene, “Kukho amawaka eengozi ezinokubakho emanzini akho, kwaye nantsi indlela yokuzilinganisa.” Kwabanye bethu, oko kuba sisimemo sokukhathazeka, kungekuphela nje sokuthatha amanyathelo okhuseleko afanelekileyo.

Isiphumo sePlacebo: Amanzi acocekileyo kunye noxolo lwengqondo
Nantsi inyaniso engathandekiyo endiyifumeneyo: amanzi am mhlawumbi ayecocekile ngokwaneleyo ngaphambi kokuba ndifake isixhobo sokucoca. Amanzi kamasipala ayehambelana nayo yonke imigangatho karhulumente. Kwakungekho mngcipheko omkhulu kwimpilo. Isicoci sasingumaleko owongezelelweyo wokhuseleko, kungekhona imfuneko.

Kodwa ndaziva ndikhuselekile. Ndaziva ndisempilweni. Iingenelo zomzimba zamanzi acocekileyo zaziyinyani, kodwa iingenelo zengqondo zazibaluleke ngakumbi. Ndandenza into ekhusela impilo yosapho lwam. Oko kwandinika umbono wokuba ndingumntu onegunya lokuzikhethela nto leyo eyanciphisa ukuxhalaba kwam emva.

Isimanga: Isicoci sandenza ndaxhalaba ngakumbi kwixesha elifutshane, kodwa kancinci kwixesha elide. Umnqweno wokuqala waphela. Okwasalayo yayikukuzithemba okuzinzileyo nokukhululekileyo emanzini endlu yam. Ukuqinisekiswa kwakungaphezulu kwexhala elalisoloko likho.

Ubulumko boMthetho weBhakethi ezintathu
Emva konyaka ndicinga kakhulu, ndenze indlela elula yokugcina imbono echanekileyo. Ndiyibiza ngokuba yi-Three-Bucket Rule.

Ibhakethi 1: Abantu Abaziwayo
Ezi zizinto ezingcolisayo ozivavanye ngokwenene waza wazifumanisa emanzini akho. Gxininisa ingqalelo yakho apha. Ukuba uvavanyo lwakho lubonisa ilothe, faka isihluzi sokususa ilothe. Ukuba uvavanyo lwakho lubonisa iintsholongwane, faka i-UV. Ezi ziingxaki zokwenyani ezifuna izisombululo zokwenyani.

Ibhakethi 2: Izinto Ezingaziwayo
Ezi zizinto ezingcolisayo oye wafunda ngazo kodwa awukazivavanyi. Zisenokuba zisemanzini akho. Zisenokuba azikho. Musa ukoyika. Endaweni yoko, thatha isigqibo sokuba uza kuzivavanya okanye uza kutyala imali ekukhuseleni ii-spectrum ezibanzi (njengesihluzo sekhabhoni esisemgangathweni ophezulu esisusa uluhlu olubanzi lwezinto ezingcolisayo).

Ibhakethi 3: Abantu Abangaziwayo
Ezi zizinto ezingcolileyo ongazange uzive nangoku—izisongelo ezivelayo eziza kufunyanwa kwixesha elizayo. Awunakukhathazeka ngazo ngempumelelo. Yamkela ukuba wenza konke okusemandleni akho ngolwazi lwangoku kwaye uqhubeke.

Ingqiqo ephambili: uninzi lwexhala lethu luvela kwiBucket 3. Sixhalaba malunga nezoyikiso esingenakuzibiza ngamagama nesingenakuzilinganisa. Isisombululo kukugxila kwinto onokuyazi nonokuyilawula ngokwenene.

Uvavanyo lweholide
Eyona nto inamandla yokulungisa ixhala lam lokungakwazi ukuhambahamba yayikukuhambahamba.

Xa ndikwiholide, andikwazi ukulawula amanzi. Kufuneka ndithembele ekuhluzweni kwehotele okanye ndithembele emanzini asebhotileni. Akukho mitha ye-TDS kwisutikheyisi yam. Akukho siko lovavanyo lwemihla ngemihla. Kwaye ngandlela thile, ndiyasinda. Andiguli. Andiguli sisifo esingaqondakaliyo. Ihlabathi alipheli.

Ndifika ekhaya, ndaqonda: isiseko sam samanzi amkelekileyo sasibanzi kakhulu kunokuba bendicinga. Isicoci sam sasiyinto yokunethezeka, kungekhona imfuneko. Inkolelo yokuba ndiyayidinga yayisengqondweni yam, kungekhona emzimbeni wam.

Xa Amanzi Acocekileyo Eba Ngumthombo Woxinzelelo: Iimpawu Zesilumkiso
Ukuba uyaziqonda ezi ndlela, kusenokuba lixesha lokuba uhlolisise ulwalamano lwakho nesixhobo sakho sokucoca amanzi:

Uchitha imizuzu engaphezu kwembalwa ngosuku ucinga okanye ulawula amanzi akho: Uvavanya, uphanda, ujonga inkqubo, uxhalabile ngayo. Ukuba iba yinxalenye ebalulekileyo yemisebenzi yakho yemihla ngemihla, kufanelekile ukuphonononga isizathu.

Akunakuze usele amanzi kude nekhaya: Ukuba uzisa amanzi akho kwiindawo zokutyela okanye uyala ukuwasela emakhayeni abahlobo bakho, inkxalabo yakho idlule ngaphaya kokuqaphela okufanelekileyo.

Uphanda ngezinto ezingcolisayo ngaphezu kokuphila ubomi bakho: Ukuba ixesha lakho lokuphumla ulichitha kwiiforam zomgangatho wamanzi kunye namaphepha ophando, udlule ekubeni nolwazi olupheleleyo waya ekubeni ngumntu oxakekileyo.

Uchitha imali ongenakukwazi ukuyihlawula: Ukuphucula iinkqubo, ukuthenga izixhobo zovavanyo, ukutshintsha izihluzi kwangethuba kakhulu. Umthwalo wemali luphawu lokuba ixhala lilawula izigqibo zakho.

Usapho lwakho luxhalabile ngendlela oziphatha ngayo: Ukuba iqabane lakho okanye abantwana bakho bakhathazekile ngemikhwa yakho enxulumene namanzi, lixesha lokuba umamele.

Ukuseta ngokutsha okusebenzayo: Amanyathelo amathathu okuya kwingqondo ephilileyo
Ukuba isixhobo sakho sokucoca amanzi siye saba ngumthombo woxinzelelo, zama le ndlela yokuseta kwakhona enamanyathelo amathathu.

Inyathelo 1: Uvavanyo kunye nokuthembana

Yenza uvavanyo olupheleleyo lwelabhoratri emanzini akho ahluziweyo. Ukuba abuya ecocekile, yithembe. Ungaphindi uwavavanye de kufuneke ukuba izihluzo zakho zitshintshwe. Amanani awayi kutshintsha ngaphandle kokuba kukho into ephukileyo, kwaye uya kwazi oko xa uvavanyo lugqityiwe.

Inyathelo lesi-2: Yenza kube lula ukwenza izinto ngendlela yakho

Yeka ukulandelela i-TDS yonke imihla. Tshintsha isihluzi njengoko kucwangcisiwe, kungekhona njengempendulo kwixhala. Susa usetyenziso lwefowuni kwisikrini sakho sasekhaya. Inkqubo yakho yenza umsebenzi wayo. Yivumele.

Inyathelo lesi-3: Ziqhelise "Ukungathathi cala emanzini"

Zicele umngeni wokusela amanzi avela kwimithombo eyahlukeneyo ngamanye amaxesha. Iglasi yokutyela. Indlu yomhlobo. Umthombo kawonke-wonke. Nika ingqalelo ukuba uyasinda na. Impendulo iya kuhlala ingu-ewe. Phinda ude uxhalabe luphele.

Uvuyo Lokwaneleyo
Ookhokho bethu babexhalabele amanzi ngendlela elula kakhulu: “Ngaba oku kuya kundigulisa kwiiyure ezingama-24 ezizayo?” Ubomi banamhlanje businike ithuba lokuxhalaba ngokuba “Ngaba oku kuya kundilimaza kancinci kancinci kwiminyaka emininzi ezayo?”

Eso sisipho. Sivela kulwazi lwethu lwesayensi kunye nokukwazi kwethu ukuvavanya nokunyanga amanzi. Kodwa sinokuba ngumthwalo. Ekufuneni kwethu amanzi agqibeleleyo, sinokulibala ukuba amanzi alungileyo adla ngokwanela.

Ndisasebenzisa isixhobo sam sokucoca amanzi. Ndisatshintsha izihluzi. Ndisakholelwa ukuba lutyalo-mali olufanelekileyo kwimpilo yosapho lwam. Kodwa ndiyeke ukuzikhathaza kakhulu. Ndiyeke ukuvavanya yonke imihla. Ndiyeke ukufunda izifundo zamva nje. Ndiyeke ukuzisa amanzi am kwiindawo zokutyela.

Amanzi acocekile. Uxolo lwengqondo luyinyani. Kwaye oko kwanele.