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Non-organic sunscreens are destroying our coral reefs

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Metro

Publication Date
2017-07-19

It stops us from ageing, from looking like lobsters, from dying of skin cancer. ost sunscreens use chemical blockers to filter out ultraviolet rays and they’re incredibly difficult to remove from water – even after being treated.As a result, they’re now bleaching our precious coral reefs. 4

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http://metro.co.uk/2017/07/19/non-organic-sunscreens-are-destroying-our-coral-reefs-6790488/