Factoid/2014/03/04
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Sunscreens with Benzophenone-2 Can Kill Corals
- "NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science researchers and their partners have discovered that a sunscreen chemical commonly used in many soaps, cosmetics, and body fragrances is highly toxic to corals. The team's data show that even very low concentrations of benzophenone-2, or BP-2, can quickly kill juvenile corals." - excerpt from NOAA National Ocean Service website.
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