Study: Oxybenzone in Sunscreen Linked to Coral Damage

Using sunscreen can cut your risk of developing some of the most dangerous forms of skin cancer by 50 percent. Unfortunately, a new study suggests it also may be doing severe damage to already threatened coral reefs around the world. The research was done by the University of Central Florida and published in Tuesday's Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. The study tested the water around coral reefs in Hawaii and the Caribbean, and found a high concentration of...

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