Hawaii banned sunscreens with two chemicals harmful to corals

Hawaii officially banned sunscreens harmful to the reefs of the archipelago

The sale, offering for sale and distribution of sunscreens containing oxybenzone chemicals and octinoxate will not be allowed in Hawaii from 1 January 2021. [19659004DavidIgeasigngovernorestheprojectthatwastheStateofHawaiiinthepreparedregionofthesubstancetoprohibitunsecondshavingstoxiceffectonmarineecosystemsexemplatingthebleachingofcorals

. Our natural environment is fragile and our own interaction with the land can have lasting impacts, "said Ige.

" The new law is only a small first step in the world to protect health. and the resilience of Hawaiian coral. reefs. "

The sunscreen containing oxybenzone and octinoxate will only be accessible to people with a medical prescription." We have begun to notice declines in coral reefs around 1980-1985, which is about the same time that personal care products, such as sunscreen, have been used prominently by tourists "Craig Downs, Ph.D., executive director of Haereticus Environmental Lab, explains in the film "Reefs at Risk".

"The oxybenzone can have a detrimental effect on the coral at 62 parts per trillion That equals a drop of water in six and a half Olympic size pools, so you do not need it of many to cause a lot of damage.

About 14.00 tons of sunscreen come into the water around coral reefs In popular beaches, you can actually see sunscreen on the surface of the water.

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