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clubby · 05-26-2008, 12:24 PM

Coral takes a hit from sunscreen

Monday, 26 May 2008
ABC/AFP

Up to 10% of the world's coral reefs are under threat (Source: iStockphoto)

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Reef-loving tourists who slip, slop and slap could be hurting the natural wonder they have come to see, with sunscreens pinpointed as a major cause of coral bleaching.
The study, led by Professor Roberto Danovaro, director of the Marine Science Department at the Polytechnic University of the Marche in Ancona, Italy, shows cream-based ultraviolet (UV) filters, used to protect skin from the harmful effects of sun exposure, cause bleaching of coral reefs even in small quantities.

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nicole4tanning · 05-28-2008, 08:06 PM

It's killing everything.

Brandy · 05-29-2008, 12:43 PM

uggg.

05-26-2008, 12:24 PM	# 1
clubby My Bocce Balls Join Date: Aug-23-2007 Member No.: 59 Gender: Posts: 9,303 Rep Power: 21663	Sunscreens Hurting Our Enviroment Coral takes a hit from sunscreen Monday, 26 May 2008 ABC/AFP Up to 10% of the world's coral reefs are under threat (Source: iStockphoto) Related Stories Deadly tide takes toll on coral, Science Online, 04 Jul 2007 Coral genome as large as human one Holy seaweed! Batfish save reef Reef-loving tourists who slip, slop and slap could be hurting the natural wonder they have come to see, with sunscreens pinpointed as a major cause of coral bleaching. The study, led by Professor Roberto Danovaro, director of the Marine Science Department at the Polytechnic University of the Marche in Ancona, Italy, shows cream-based ultraviolet (UV) filters, used to protect skin from the harmful effects of sun exposure, cause bleaching of coral reefs even in small quantities. Read More __________________ You Are Known By The People Who You Associate With. ~Clubby Wisdom~

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