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Periodic Graphics: Sunscreen and coral reef damage

Chemical educator and Compound Interest blogger Andy Brunning reveals how sunscreens damage coral reefs.

by Andy Brunning
July 14, 2019 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 97, Issue 28

 

Andy Brunning
Andy Brunning

To download a pdf of this article, visit http://cenm.ag/coralreefs


References used to create this graphic:

Impacts of sunscreens on coral reefs

Review of environmental effects of oxybenzone and other sunscreen active ingredients

Sunscreen bans – coral reefs and skin cancer


A collaboration between C&EN and Andy Brunning, author of the popular graphics blog Compound Interest

To see more of Brunning’s work, go to compoundchem.com. To see all of C&EN’s Periodic Graphics, visit http://cenm.ag/periodicgraphics.

 

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