Coral reefs and sunscreen

The article “What sunscreens are best for you and the planet?” written by Eleina Zachos and Eric Rosen, explains that people use a lot of sunscreen to protect their skin from dangerous radiation of the sun but chemicals in products can be harmful to the coral reefs. This environmental problem is caused by the UV-filter compounds, which have toxics effects on marine organisms that absorb those chemicals, but they contain nanoparticles that disturb coral’s growth and can even lead to bleaching. Toxic chemicals of sunscreen are brought into the ocean by swimmers wearing sunscreen, showering…