Coral reefs ‘intoxicated’ by sunscreen – ANSA.it

(ANSA) – Rome, Oct. 22 – It ‘un’ingrediente contained in most of sunscreen the’ killer ‘of coral reefs: it is called’ oxybenzone ‘and can’ be lethal for baby corals and highly toxic for corals adults. To support and ‘a new US study, which identifies the chemical on of the first responsible for the decline of coral reefs in the oceans: published in the journal “Archives of Environmental Contamination & amp; Toxicology”, the survey identified the most’ high concentration of oxybenzone around coral reefs the most ‘crowded with tourists. Especially in Hawaii and the Caribbean islands. The oxybenzone – the report says – alters the DNA of the corals, and it destroys the endocrine system, causing small corals to turn in on themselves and die. According to the study, between 6,000 and 14,000 tons of sunscreen ends up in the coral reefs, and most of these contain oxybenzone. The report and ‘was developed by a group of international scientists led by the organization’ Haereticus Environmental Laboratory ‘in Virginia. (ANSA).