Sunscreen killing reefs

[Ebisan]

Hopefully not a repost.

http://real-us.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080523/ts_afp/environmentpollutionspeciescoral

 

[zdawgnight]

wow is there anything we do that doesnt kill corals?

 

[JayB1224]

I cant say im really surprised to hear it, It just took one person to think of it. I can only imagine how much of it is actually in the water with the huge amount of beach goers.

 

[Veyron2008]

That can not be good, seeing as millions of people go into the ocean every year the when wearing sun screen the corals must be doing worse than we thought.

 

[roblack]

We will probably find out sunscreen kills people too.

 

[scottras]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12886241#post12886241 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by roblack
We will probably find out sunscreen kills people too.

Maybe, but we definitely know that melanoma kills people.

 

[Scott M]

You guys ever go to the beach on a bad day and see that nasty foam that looks like skimmate? That's because the ocean has its ow way of skimming out undesireables. If the sun screen were a big problem it would likely get skimmed out, but I could be wrong.

 

[roblack]

Obviously the ocean is not skimming everything bad out, despite the foaming. Scottras, I was joking. LOL!

 

[scottras]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12899533#post12899533 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by roblack
Obviously the ocean is not skimming everything bad out, despite the foaming. Scottras, I was joking. LOL!

Fair enough you just can't tell sometimes. I know a few people who actually believe that sunscreen might be bad for you so they do not use it. Fair enough it could be, but those same people always have a natural tan. Not the smartest tools in the shed.

 

[rhoptowit]

these days sunscreen companies are putting in nano-particles into their stuff and some people suspect it might not be to healthy as it is un-known how exactly these particles will react on and in our bodies over time, so those people might not be so dumb.

 

[Diatome]

2 skin cancer surgeries later, I don't leave home without it but even my dermatologist is confounded with the new stuff coming on the market.

You think this is bad for coral? Take a look at the article in the latest digital version of FAMA magazine on coral collection for jewelery and look at the beautiful coral that was just ripped up. http://www.fishchannel.com/fama_portal.aspx
There is also some good articles on a coral farm and unusual tank designs so it is worth checking out but I decided to change my avatar for a while, based on what I researched after seeing the article.