Sunscreens destroy coral reefs by releasing harmful chemicals that disrupt microorganisms found in water
Tuesday, May 08, 2018 by: Jessica Dolores
(Natural News) Summer is a time for sun, sea, and surf. Now, it’s also becoming a time to harm corals and the marine life they protect. That’s because the sunscreen which tourists apply generously on their skin before getting into the beach has chemicals that harm the corals living thousands of feet below the sea.
Diana Slijkerman, an ecologist at Wageningen University and Research in the Netherlands researched on the seawater quality around a dive center on the island of Bonaire in the Caribbean Sea, and found that seawater samples had concentrations of oxybenzone, a UV filter suspected of killing corals. Sunscreens have been suspected carriers of chemicals that harm marine life since 2008. Italian researchers have stated that sunscreen can cause viral infections in corals and “play an important role in coral bleaching.â€
https://www.naturalnews.com/2018-05-08-sunscreens-destroy-coral-reefs-by-releasing-harmful-chemicals-that-disrupt-microorganisms.html
