Oxybenzone & Coral Reef Degradation


Bleached Coral, Acoropora sp., Vardhan PATANKAR; CC BY-SA 4.0, Link

Corals and sea anemones turn sunscreen into toxins -  understanding could help save coral reefs (Djordje VUCKOVIC and Bill MITCH, The Conversation; May 5, 2022)

https://theconversation.com/corals-and-sea-anemones-turn-sunscreen-into-toxins-understanding-how-could-help-save-coral-reefs-182311

Also...

Toxic effects of UV filters from sunscreens on coral reefs revisited:  regulatory aspects for "reef safe" products (MILLER et al., 2021)

https://enveurope.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s12302-021-00515-w

Investigating the exposure and impact of chemical UV filters on coral reef ecosystems:. Review and research gap prioritization (WATKINS and SALLACH, 2021)

https://setac.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1002/ieam.4411

Adding insult to injury: Effects of chronic oxybenzone exposure and elevated temperature on two reef-building corals (WIJGERDE et al., 2020)

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S004896972032547X

Website:

The trouble with ingredients in sunscreen [Environmental Working Group (EWG)]

https://www.ewg.org/sunscreen/report/the-trouble-with-sunscreen-chemicals/

Benzophenone (aka - "Oxybenzone"), benjah-bmm27; Link

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