«This is the first real chance that local reefs have to recover,» said Craig Downs, a scientist whose 2015 peer - reviewed study
found oxybenzone was a threat to coral reefs.
Not exact matches
The state's legislature passed a bill Tuesday outlawing the sale of two particular chemicals —
oxybenzone and octinoxate —
found in many sunscreens, according to BuzzFeed.
The most common sunscreen chemical,
Oxybenzone, was
found in 96 % of the population by a recent study by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
Avoid ingredients that have endocrine disrupting effects such as
oxybenzone (
found in most sunscreens), parabens, phthalates, and synthetic fragrances.
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.
When I went shopping for sunscreen a few weeks ago, I checked dozens of bottles before I
found one without
oxybenzone.