The Dappled Planet

Oh dear, now another thing is assaulting coral - sunscreen! Since late May, various news sources have been picking up on a study done by the European Commission on sunscreen and tourists. With 78 million people visiting areas of coral reefs each year (according to the World Trade Organisation), about 4,000-6,000 tons of sunscreen gets [...]

Posted on June 15th, 2008 under Animals, Chemicals, global warming. Tags: algae, bleaching, change, climate, cooling, coral, pesticide, sunscreen, survival, warming. Comments: None