환경 경보: 금지된 꿀벌 살충제로 오염된 영국 하천 🌾 환경 경보: 금지된 꿀벌 살충제로 오염된 영국 하천 🌾

영국 정부가 영국 사탕무 재배에 금지된 EU 살충제 사용을 허용할지 여부를 검토하는 가운데, 영국 하천에서 위험한 수준의 벌을 죽이는 살충제가 발견되어 심각한 우려를 낳고 있습니다.

🐝 위험에 처한 꿀벌 🐝

환경 단체와 농부들은 영국 사탕무 농장에서 4년 연속 독성 네오니코티노이드인 티아메톡삼을 승인할지 여부에 대한 정부의 중요한 결정을 기다리고 있습니다. 야생동물 보호단체들은 정부가 과학적 증거를 무시하고 이러한 유해 화학물질을 사용하는 것에 대해 유감을 표명하고 있습니다.

정부의 살충제 전문가 위원회는 9월 12일에 이 문제를 논의하기 위해 소집되었습니다. EU는 오랫동안 이 살충제의 사용을 금지해 왔지만, 이제 EU로부터 독립한 영국은 자체 살충제 규정을 제정할 수 있습니다. 최근 연구에 따르면 EU에서 금지한 36가지 살충제가 영국에서 여전히 사용을 검토 중인 것으로 나타났습니다.

이러한 살충제는 꿀벌에게 위협이 될 뿐만 아니라 특정 수준에서는 수생 생물을 위험에 빠뜨리고 하천 시스템에 축적될 수 있습니다.

문제가 되는 연구 결과 🌊

리버 트러스트와 야생동물과 시골 링크(WCL)가 실시한 최근 연구에 따르면 놀라운 결과가 나왔습니다. 환경청이 테스트한 영국 하천의 10% 이상(283곳 중 29곳)에서 유럽연합에서 금지된 4가지 네오니코티노이드 중 하나 이상이 검출되었습니다. 이 29개 지점 중 55%에서 하나 이상의 네오니코티노이드가 수생 야생동물에게 안전한 수준인 EU의 환경 수질 기준(EQS)을 초과했습니다. 놀랍게도 21%는 안전 기준치의 4배가 넘는 수준의 독성 살충제가 한 가지 이상 검출되었습니다.

이러한 살충제의 영향을 가장 많이 받는 지역은 잉글랜드 동부, 잉글랜드 남동부, 웨스트미들랜드에 위치해 있으며, 아이벨, 웨이브니, 네네, 오즈, 타메 등의 강이 심각한 오염에 직면해 있습니다.

용납할 수 없는 상황 🌿

환경 옹호자들은 정부의 조치에 실망감을 표합니다. 야생동물 트러스트의 토지 이용 정책 매니저인 바나비 쿠페는 "네오니코티노이드의 재앙적인 영향에 대한 증거가 해마다 증가하고 있는데도 정부가 이러한 화학물질이 환경을 오염시키는 것을 허용하는 것은 용납할 수 없는 일"이라고 말합니다.

토양 협회의 농업 책임자인 가레스 모건은 상황의 시급성을 강조합니다: "해마다 농부들을 돕지 못하면서 소위 꿀벌을 해치는 살충제에 대한 금지 조치가 중단되었습니다. 영국 야생동물의 상당수가 감소하고 있는 상황에서 정부가 이 문제를 더 이상 방치하는 것을 멈추는 것이 중요합니다."

즉각적인 조치 필요 🌍 🌍

환경식품농촌부 대변인은 수질 오염 문제를 해결하기 위한 종합적인 계획이 마련되어 있다고 국민을 안심시키고 있습니다. 정부는 살충제 사용이 사람에게 해를 끼치거나 하천에 용납할 수 없는 위험을 초래하지 않도록 하기 위해 최선을 다하고 있습니다.

또한, 향후 발표될 살충제 행동 계획에는 살충제의 위험과 영향을 최소화하기 위한 노력이 요약되어 있습니다. 농부들이 슬러리 관리를 개선하고 살충제 사용을 줄이는 지속 가능한 농업 관행을 장려할 수 있도록 기금이 증액되었습니다.

#살충제문제, #환경보호, #꿀벌보호, #하천오염, #지속가능한농업, #환경행동

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