Nk’ubwoko bushasha bw’imiyoboro y’ivyuma, amatiyo y’icuma akozwe mu mapulasitike akoreshwa cane mu nganda zitandukanye kubera ubushobozi bwo guhangana n’ibintu vyiza cane, inkomezi z’ubuhinga, n’ubuzima bw’ibikorwa. Ivyumba vyabo vy’imbere n’inyuma bivuzwa n’igipfukisho kidasanzwe c’ipulasitike, ivyo bikaba bidatuma gusa umuyoboro udashobora gusenyuka, ariko kandi bigatuma ugira ubushobozi bwo guhangana n’ugushobora kwambaza n’ugushobora guhangana n’inguvu, ivyo bikaba bituma bibereye gukoreshwa mu bidukikije bitandukanye bikomeye.
Mu rwego rw’inganda, amatiyo y’icuma akozwe mu mapulasitike akoreshwa cane mu bikorwa vy’imiti, amavuta ya peteroli n’amashanyarazi. Izo nganda akenshi zijanye n’ugutwara ibinyamakuru birimwo aside zikomeye, alkalis zikomeye, canke ubushuhe bwinshi be n’imikazo myinshi. Imiyoboro y’icuma isanzwe irashobora gusenyuka, igaca igabanya ubuzima bwayo. Igipfukisho c’ipulasitike c’ipulasitike - imiyoboro y’icuma itandukanya neza ibinyamakuru vy’ivyuma kandi ikingira igiti c’icuma, gutyo bikaba bituma igikorwa c’igihe kirekire c’imirongo y’imiyoboro. Nk’akarorero, mu guhingura imiti, amatiyo y’icuma akozwe mu mapulasitike ashobora gukoreshwa mu gutwara amazi y’umubiri canke gazi nk’aside y’ikibiriti na aside y’amazi. Mu bijanye n’amashanyarazi, ni vyiza ku bijanye no gukingira intsinga, bitanga ibikoresho vyiza cane vyo gukingira no gukingira.
Injeniyeri w’ivy’ubuhinga ni kandi igikorwa nyamukuru c’amatiyo y’ivyuma. Amazi yo mu bisagara, amazi asohoka, gukwiragiza gazi, n’ibindi bikoresho bisaba ubushobozi bwo guhangana n’ugusenyuka kw’imiyoboro yavyo. Amatiyo y’icuma akozwe mu mabarabara afise inkuta z’imbere zidashobora gutera imbere, bigabanya neza ubushobozi bw’amazi, bigatuma amazi ashobora gutuma amazi ashobora guhumanya. Ikindi kandi, ivyuma vyabo vyo hanze bitanga ubushobozi bwiza cane bwo guhangana n’ikirere, gukingira imishwarara ya UV, ubukonje, n’ibindi bintu bishobora gutuma umuntu agira ico akora, bikaba ari vyo bituma bibereye ku bijanye n’ugushiraho ibintu vyo munsi y’ubutaka no mu vy’ugufungura - air.
Mu bijanye n’ubwubatsi, amatiyo y’icuma akozwe mu mapulasitike akoreshwa cane mu buryo bwo kurinda umuriro, imirongo yo hagati y’umuyaga, n’uburyo bwo gushushanya hasi. Imiyoboro y’uburinzi bw’umuriro itegerezwa guhangana n’uruja n’uruza rw’amazi menshi, n’imiterere ikomeje be n’isonga ry’imbere - gufatanya n’imiyoboro y’icuma y’ipulasitike y’icuma. Uburyo bwo gukoresha umuyaga n’ubuhinga bwo gushushanya hasi bisaba amatiyo afise ubushuhe bwiza cane n’ubushobozi bwo gutera, ivyo bikaba ari amatiyo y’icuma y’ipulasitike ahurira, akagura ubuzima bw’ubuhinga bwa none.
Amatiyo y’icuma akozwe mu matiyo na yo nyene arabereye ku bikorwa vy’umwihariko nk’ibidukikije vyo mu kiyaga, ubucukuzi bw’amabuye y’agaciro, n’ugufumbira uburimyi. Mu bidukikije vyo mu kiyaga, imiyoboro y’icuma isanzwe irashobora guterwa n’ugusenyuka kw’umunyu, mu gihe irwanya {- Gufata igipfukisho c’amatiyo y’icuma y’ipulasitike. Mu gucukura amabuye y’agaciro, barashobora gutwara ibinyamakuru vyinshi nk’ibinyampeke. Mu gufumbira kw’uburimyi, ubushobozi bwavyo bwo gukora buratuma umuntu akoresha - ijambo ry’igihe kirekire ataco rishikirwa n’uburyo bw’amazi.
Muri rusangi, plastique - umuyoboro w’icuma wacitse umuti w’amazi udasanzwe mu nganda nyinshi kubera ivyiza vyinshi. Yaba mu bijanye n’inganda, mu mihana canke mu nyubakwa, birashobora gutanga uburyo bwo gutanga amazi bwo kwizigirwa kandi buramba kugira ngo bushike ku nkenegwa z’ibidukikije bitandukanye.
