Friday 23 October 2015

Sunscreen protection killing coral around the world


The sunscreen that snorkelers, beachgoers and children romping in the waves lather on for protection is killing coral and reefs around the globe. And a new study finds that a single drop in a small area is all it takes for the chemicals in the lotion to mount an attack.

The study was conducted in the US Virgin Islands and Hawaii several years after a chance encounter between a group of researchers on one of the Caribbean beaches, Trunk Bay, and a vendor waiting for the day's invasion of tourists. Just wait to see what they'd leave behind, he told the scientists - "a long oil slick". His comment sparked the idea for the research.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11532980

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