Difference between revisions of "Background Information For Oxybenzone"
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==References for Coral Bleaching== | ==References for Coral Bleaching== | ||
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| + | [[:File:noaa_13720_DS1.pdf|Toxicopathological Effects of the Sunscreen UV Filter,Oxybenzone (Benzophenone-3), on Coral Planulae and CulturedPrimary Cells and Its Environmental Contamination in Hawaiiand the U.S. Virgin Islands, Arch Environ Contam Toxicol (2016) 70:265–288DOI 10.1007/s00244-015-0227-7]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:08, 26 April 2020
Introduction to Oxybenzone
Coral Bleaching
Coral bleaching happens when the algae living on the coral are destroyed, leaving the coral to starve. The coral then lose their bright colors, which is why the term is called "bleaching." Oxybenzone reactions can harm these algae, resulting in coral bleaching.