UV filtering chemical is killing off baby coral around tourist resorts,particularly in the Caribbean and HawaiiA common ingredient found in sunscreen is toxic to coral and contributing to the decline of reefs around the world, according to new research. Oxybenzone, or a UV-filtering chemical compound found in 3500 brands of sunscreen worldwide,can be fatal to baby coral and damaging to adults in tall concentrations, according to the study published on Tuesday in the Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com