Oxybenzone, a UV -
filtering chemical compound found in 3,500 brands of sunscreen worldwide, can be fatal to baby coral and damaging to adults in high concentrations, according to the study published on Tuesday in the Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology.
Not exact matches
Cleaning a pool requires several components: brushes, skimming nets,
filters,
chemicals and treatment
compounds.
Wind power provides the pressure necessary to suck the well's saltwater through a series of
filters and membranes laced with copper and silver ions to kill off any potential pathogens, rather than the more expensive
chemical compounds used in reverse - osmosis plants.
The sediment operates as a
chemical filter in that microbes in the sand, gravel and mud gobble up
compounds such as oxygen and nitrates from the water before the water discharges back into the stream.
The soil acts as a
filter, removing
chemicals and degrading harmful
compounds like NDMA.