Erin Pulster (University of South Florida) a doktorá na aña 2015 ku su disertashon Assessment of Public Health Risks Associated with Petrochemical Emissions Surrounding an Oil Refinery. Entre esnan ku a finansiá su investigashon tin Environmental Fund Netherlands Antilles (MINA Fund) anto Avila Hotel ku Curaçao Seaquarium tambe a apoyá, pasobra sentral den e investigashon akí ta refineria Isla. E resultadonan, manera SMOC ta suponé pa añanan largu kaba, ta desbaratando. Pulster a investigá spesífikamente dióksido di suafel (SO2), ku materia fini (PM) i e asina yamá hidrokarburo aromátiko polisíkliko (PAHnan). Ta konosí ku PAH ku PM ta kousa kanser.
Pulster ta mustra masha kla ku rònt mundu, por ehèmpel na China, Italia i Merka, e nivelnan di dióksido di suafel den atmósfera ta bahando. E ta skirbi (página 60-61):
Conversely, global trends for SO2 have illustrated decreases. For instance, a 50% decrease in annual average SO2 concentrations was reported in the Yangtze Delta region of eastern China (2005-2010) and in Europe (2001-2010). …The annual SO2 concentrations measured at both the Beth Chaim and Kas Chikitu station for the years 2010-2014 are among the highest reported globally (Figure 4.3). The 2014 concentrations measured at Beth Chaim were more than 200 times greater than those measured in Nuraminis, Italy (0.72 μg/m3) in 2012 (http://www.eea.europa.eu). In addition, the 2013 annual SO2 concentrations (155.9 μg/m3) at the Beth Haim station were over 5 times higher than the 2013 US annual average (29.4 μg/m3).
E tipo di resultadonan akí ta alarmante. Anto kòrda ku na 2015 a midi un promedio anual mas altu ainda ku na 2014 di SO2 ku ta peligroso pa salubridat. Pa e PAHnan Pulster ta raportá su preokupashon atrobe (den un komparashon mundial) (página 79):
The mean concentration of PAHs from the 2014 sites located downwind (248.1 ng/m3) of Isla Refineriá were among some of the highest reported ambient PAHs globally, and were almost 200 times higher than those reported in some areas of Europe and Spain.
Nos por konstatá ku e preokupashonnnan ku SMOC ya tin aña tras di aña ta hustu, anto Pulster ta haña esaki bien bèrdè, pasobra e ta haña masha nesesario pa hasi mas investigashon i mas amplio. E ta konkluí (pág 153 ku 156):
Furthermore, both the 24-hour and annual mean concentrations of PM10 and SO2 measured in Curaçao were within the ranges often associated with cardiovascular and respiratory effects and mortality as a result of short-term exposures…… As previously mentioned, 60% of 3230 children (ages 0-14) in Curaçao had asthma which is more than four times the global average for children. As such, a more complete human health risk assessment is recommended to include dermal, inhalation and dietary exposure pathways. In addition, a more rigorous epidemiological study involving clinical assessments are needed to evaluate health effects and disease associations with air quality parameters.
Anto kiko Parlamento i gobièrnu di Kòrsou ta hasi den e kaso spesífiko akí pa e habitantenan di Habaai, Wishi/Marchena, Buena Vista etcetera? Nada, apsolutamente nada. Den e disertashon akí Kòrsou ta mal pará. Lesa mas aki (Univeristy of South Florida) o aki: phdthesispulster2015paksso2pm.
