I-Nonylphenol (NP) kanye ne-Nonylphenol Ethoxylates (NPE) angamakhemikhali avame ukusetshenziswa ezimbonini ezihlukahlukene, kodwa ukuqonda umehluko phakathi kwakho kokubili kubalulekile ekwenzeni izinqumo unolwazi. Kulokhu okuthunyelwe kwebhulogi, sizohlola umehluko phakathi kwe-NP ne-NPE kanye nemithelela yazo ezinhlelweni zokusebenza emikhakheni ehlukene.
Umehluko owodwa obalulekile phakathi kwe-NP ne-NPE usemthelela wazo kwezemvelo. I-Nonylphenol ikhonjwe njengesiphazamisi se-endocrine futhi ibeka engcupheni imvelo yasemanzini, okuholela emikhawulweni yokulawula ukusetshenziswa kwayo emazweni amaningi. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ama-NPE abhekwa njengengozi encane kune-NP kodwa angaqhekeka abe yi-NP endaweni, ephakamisa ukukhathazeka ngemiphumela yawo yesikhathi eside.
Ukusabela ekukhathazekeni okukhulayo kwezemvelo, izimboni eziningi ziyasuka kuma-NPE kanye ne-NP ziye kwezinye izindlela eziphephile. E-Dotachem, sizibophezele ekunikezeni izixazululo ezisimeme ezihlangabezana nezindinganiso zokulawula futhi zibeke phambili ukunakekela imvelo. Ibanga lethu lezinye izindlela ezilungele imvelo liqinisekisa ukuthi amakhasimende ethu angakwazi ukufeza izinhloso zawo kuyilapho enciphisa umthelela wawo endaweni ezungezile.
Sengiphetha, ukuqonda umehluko phakathi kwe-NP ne-NPE kubalulekile ekwenzeni izinqumo ezinolwazi ekusetshenzisweni kwamakhemikhali. Ngokuhlala benolwazi mayelana nezakhiwo nemithelela yezemvelo yalezi zinhlanganisela, izimboni zingenza izinqumo ezinomthwalo wemfanelo ezihambisana nezinjongo zokusimama. I-Dotachem isalokhu izinikele ekunikezeni ezinye izindlela eziphephile, zekhwalithi ephezulu ku-NP ne-NPE, zisekela amakhasimende ethu ohambweni lwawo olubheke ekusaseni eliluhlaza.