[Korea gimeunji financial newspaper reporters - environmental groups have called for punishment for the use of disaster causes 'polyhexamethylene guar Dean (PHMG)' component of the humidifier fungicides companies.
Environmental and health NGOs through a press release 13 days, "the government and the public prosecutor should be punished to the list of companies such as SK Chemicals PHMG the illegal distribution and high strength investigation," he said.
They are "The 33 companies, including SK Chemicals revealed the fact that the sterilized components and toxicology of PHMG caused the greatest damage to the humidifier fungicides disaster 295 tons or illegal distribution" and "those companies Material Safety Data Sheet from the distribution process (MSDS ) were disguised as a fake operation to common chemicals, "he said.
Ministry has previously disclosed the illegal distributor 33 where the production, import, sell to unauthorized PHMG, CEO of these companies, including 32 people were involved in the Chemicals Control Act, `` songchi detention in violation of the Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors' Office. Out of 33 companies that are known to include large companies.
It is not toxic or import declaration until recently, since 2013, without the harmful chemicals business license being manufactured and sold a total of 295 tons worth PHMG charges.
Environmental and health NGOs have "this situation was foreseen in the process of government neglect and a long cane for the prosecution case and not the humidifier fungicides investigation of SK Chemicals in last year's investigation," he said.
Following he said, "to wonjogyeok and the culprit humidifier fungicides tragedy was supplying more than 90% raw material of the entire product it is the result of neglect developing a humidifier disinfectants first product without even investigating the SK Chemicals One or direct sales eight years punishment, let alone".
Ministry of Environment in the case of textile products PHMG is only as strong inhalation toxicity dermal toxicity is low the bar has said the illegal use this time it is determined that there is little harm the human body.
The Ministry of Environment last 7 days PHMG inhalation Province is strong but contains a low point in the skin, toxic substances, "according to the human body harmful in contact with skin treated with the antimicrobial fibers PHMG seems to have little," he explained.
PHMG double phosphates in two forms that are distributed in the domestic ginseng salt (PHMG- phosphate) and chloride (PHMG- chloride) has caused damage to the humidifier disinfectants. If one or more phosphate is a mixture of 25% from September 2012 began to be classified as a toxic substance was reinforced by the content of 1% based on starting March 2014.
In the case of chlorides, it reported three cases in 2014 than the 1% content standards from January to toxic substances.
This time, the companies have to disclose antibacterial fiber processing, such as ginseng, mainly salt, chloride is used as a starting material for the production of each of antibacterial plastic.
In Environmental Health Center, "opting to environmental responsibility Buddha experienced a humidifier fungicides councilor country," criticizing and "Ishibashi bang gamyeo make take the lead caught the products Ministry of hundreds with tons of illegal killing substances to a safe society while it would be fine without tangible evidence, "he said.
He added: "Even now the government and the public prosecutor is the illegal distribution companies and their products were 33 murders chemicals and basic lessons of that tragedy humidifier disinfectants that it will sternly punish investigation intensively."
Finally, they restrict the "month 20 days the National Assembly, humidifiers fungicide redress special laws" to enact and retroactive last eight days the government conducted August 09, come to fear the law, but the punishment provisions fell and government responsibility to 20 years he "and" Do not wait for a law enforcement should promote additional legislation as soon as possible to amend the provisions issue, "he said.
According to the environmental and health NGOs, humidifiers fungicide victims were all reported record 5432 people until February 09, 2017. Double the death toll of 1131 people and is 20.9%, which is the victim filed with the Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute, the official reception counter of the government. New Year deuleoseodo 91 people, including 19 people killed damage was received.
Financial Daily Economic News FNTIMES - unauthorized reproduction for commercial purposes in accordance with the Copyright Act, No copying, distribution,
Copyright ⓒ Korea's financial newspaper & FNTIMES.com
