Ruwa na Syringe

Ruwa na syringe ya kasance bala'in muhalli a lokacin 1987-88 a Connecticut, New Jersey da New York inda adadi mai yawa na shara gida, gami da allurar hypodermic, da kuma sharar gida sun wanke a kan rairayin bakin teku a Jersey Shore, a Birnin New York, da kuma Long Island. Wannan ya tilasta rufe rairayin bakin teku a bakin tekun Atlantic. Jami'ai sun yi ƙoƙari su gano tushen kayan yayin da wasu tattalin arzikin yankin ke fama da raguwar yawon bude ido.

 Halin da ake ciki 
Rahotannin sharar magunguna da malalar najasa sun kori dubun dubatar masu yawon bude ido, lamarin da ya janyo asarar dala biliyan 7.7 na harkokin yawon bude ido a gabar tekun Jersey fiye da dala biliyan 1 a cikin kudaden shiga a lokacin bazara, in ji jami'an yawon bude ido. Daga baya an ƙididdige asarar tsakanin kashi 15 zuwa 40 na kudaden shiga na yawon buɗe ido.

 Tushen da martani 
A karshe jami'ai sun gano tushen wannan sharar zuwa gidan Fresh Kills Landfill a tsibirin Staten. Bayan tattaunawa da yawa, an bukaci birnin New York ya biya dala miliyan 1 don lalacewar gurɓatacciyar ƙasa da kuma biyan kuɗin tsaftacewa. Ba a biya diyya ga masu kasuwancin a Tekun Jersey don kudaden shiga da aka rasa a cikin watannin rashin aiki.

Dangane da hawan igiya na 1987 da 1988, mahalarta shirin New Jersey Harbor Estuary Program (HEP)  aiwatar da Tsare-tsaren Ayyukan Tafiya na gajere. An aiwatar da shirin mai nasara tun 1989 kuma ya kamata a rage tarkacen wanke-wanke da ke iyo ta hanyar katse tarkace a cikin Harbour. Tare da wannan shirin, girman rufe bakin teku ya ragu daga sama da mil 70 (kilomita 110) a cikin 1988 zuwa ƙasa da mil 4 (kilomita 6.4) a cikin 1989, kuma rufewar ya kasance a ƙaramin mataki a cikin shekaru masu zuwa. Shirin Ayyuka na Tafsiri na gajere yana da maɓalli guda huɗu: 

 Kulawa: Kungiyoyin muhalli suna gudanar da sintiri na iska da na teku na yau da kullun na tashar jiragen ruwa don neman da bayar da rahoton tarkace mai iyo.
 Tsabtace-tsabtace na yau da kullun: Injiniyoyin Sojojin Amurka (USACE) suna amfani da jiragen tsaftacewa don tattara tarkace a cikin tashar jiragen ruwa kuma suna mai da hankali kan ayyukanta akan yanayin da zai iya faruwa.
 Tsabtace-tsabtace ba na yau da kullun: USACE kuma tana ƙoƙari ta kama ƙarin tarkace a cikin tashar jiragen ruwa lokacin da aka gano su kuma aka ruwaito su.
 Cibiyar Sadarwa: Hukumar Kare Muhalli ta Amurka tana daidaita cibiyar sadarwa da ayyukan tsaftacewa tsakanin dukkan mahalarta shirin.

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