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发帖数: 4796 | 1 Sunscreen Chemicals Are Destroying Coral Reefs And Now Hawaii Is Banning
Them
BuzzFeed News Reporter
Hawaii is set to become the first state in the US to ban the sale of
sunscreen chemicals that are toxic to coral reefs and marine life.
A bill to ban the sale of sunscreens containing two types of chemicals toxic
to the ocean was passed by the Hawaii state legislature Tuesday and will
now go to the governor's office for his signature. If signed, the ban
would start in 2021.
Oxybenzone and octinoxate are destroying the oceans around the world,
according to scientists whose research has shown that the chemicals break
down coral by leaching it of nutrients and disrupt the development of fish
and marine life, like sea urchins and algae.
About 14,000 tons of sunscreen lotion ends up in coral reefs around the
world each year, according to a study published in 2015 in the Archives of
Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. The highest concentrations of
sunscreen were found in tourist-filled beaches, like many in Hawaii and the
US Virgin Islands.
In Hawaii, a study conducted last year by the nonprofit Haereticus
Environmental Laboratory at the iconic snorkeling spot Hanauma Bay found
that the nearly 2,600 average daily visitors left about 412 pounds of
sunscreen in the ocean. The damaging effects of sunscreen can occur in
concentrations as low as 62 parts per trillion, which is equivalent to one
drop of oxybenzone in six Olympic-sized swimming pools.
Hanauma Bay on the island of Oahu.
Studies have also shown that the ocean pollution comes from both people
wearing sunscreen as well as through wastewater streams that are sent to the
sea.
"More and more people realize, as you go home and shower the water is
getting treated and put out into the ocean," Hawaii state Sen. Laura
Thielen told KHON2. "So really it's damaging our corals no matter
whether you're wearing it on land or at the beach."
Oxybenzone and octinoxate are found in almost all common sunscreens,
including products sold by Hawaiian Tropic, Banana Boat, and Coppertone, as
well as some face lotions.
Still, many alternative sunscreen options are for sale — some from the same
aforementioned brands — that use ingredients such as titanium oxide or
zinc oxide for skin protection. Also, sun-protection clothing rated with
Ultraviolet Protection Factor — a similar system to SPF — is made by
Patagonia, Australia's Coolibar, REI, Lilly Pulitzer, Athleta, and
others.
Your Sunscreen Could Be Killing The Ocean's Coral Reefs | a********r
发帖数: 4013 | 2 MLGB的来了个麻烦，禁人不就行了，所有人赶下岛 | n****4
发帖数: 12553 | 3 以后改用泥巴？
toxic
【在 W*****B 的大作中提到】
: Sunscreen Chemicals Are Destroying Coral Reefs And Now Hawaii Is Banning
: Them
: BuzzFeed News Reporter
: Hawaii is set to become the first state in the US to ban the sale of
: sunscreen chemicals that are toxic to coral reefs and marine life.
: A bill to ban the sale of sunscreens containing two types of chemicals toxic
: to the ocean was passed by the Hawaii state legislature Tuesday and will
: now go to the governor's office for his signature. If signed, the ban
: would start in 2021.
: Oxybenzone and octinoxate are destroying the oceans around the world,
| b*******t
发帖数: 4756 | 4 不懂就不要瞎掺和了。
要是海边抹一堆化学品下海那海里生物还真可能受不了。
很多地方出台法律保护的，佛罗里达采石头都不行的。得有执照。
像珊瑚，鱼之类，印尼和澳大利亚靠这个出口赚好多钱的，夏威夷也是，有些鱼夏威夷
独有的，很贵！几百刀一条的都有。
: MLGB的来了个麻烦，禁人不就行了，所有人赶下岛
【在 a********r 的大作中提到】
: MLGB的来了个麻烦，禁人不就行了，所有人赶下岛
| v*********u
发帖数: 10464 | | v*********u
发帖数: 10464 | | v*********u
发帖数: 10464 | | k**i
发帖数: 10191 | 8 不懂英语别瞎引用，行不？只是禁止使用含Oxybenzone/octinoxate这两种化学成分的
防晒霜。
toxic
【在 W*****B 的大作中提到】
: Sunscreen Chemicals Are Destroying Coral Reefs And Now Hawaii Is Banning
: Them
: BuzzFeed News Reporter
: Hawaii is set to become the first state in the US to ban the sale of
: sunscreen chemicals that are toxic to coral reefs and marine life.
: A bill to ban the sale of sunscreens containing two types of chemicals toxic
: to the ocean was passed by the Hawaii state legislature Tuesday and will
: now go to the governor's office for his signature. If signed, the ban
: would start in 2021.
: Oxybenzone and octinoxate are destroying the oceans around the world,
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| k**i
发帖数: 10191 | 9 楼主耸人听闻。禁止卖含两种化学成分的防晒霜而已，你可以买其他环保型的。
【在 v*********u 的大作中提到】
: 为了地球，就不管地球人死活了？
| W*****B
发帖数: 4796 | 10 中国大妈不是有一种特殊泳衣，全身都包裹起来只露出眼睛鼻孔
：以后改用泥巴？
：在遥远的北方，沿北冰洋海岸的是荒芜的冻土带，全年除四到六周的生长
：期外，一直封冻。但是在生长期，太阳从不下落，将短暂然而旺盛的生命
：赐予无数野花——紫罗兰、雏菊、勿忘草、黄水仙和蓝花。
【在 n****4 的大作中提到】
: 以后改用泥巴？
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: toxic
| k**i
发帖数: 10191 | 11 那不是中东大妈么？
【在 W*****B 的大作中提到】
: 中国大妈不是有一种特殊泳衣，全身都包裹起来只露出眼睛鼻孔
:
: ：以后改用泥巴？
: ：在遥远的北方，沿北冰洋海岸的是荒芜的冻土带，全年除四到六周的生长
: ：期外，一直封冻。但是在生长期，太阳从不下落，将短暂然而旺盛的生命
: ：赐予无数野花——紫罗兰、雏菊、勿忘草、黄水仙和蓝花。
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