lawrocket 3 #1 May 23, 2008 http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080523/ts_afp/environmentpollutionspeciescoral Sunscreen! "Sun screen lotions used by beach-going tourists worldwide are a major cause of coral bleaching, according to a new study commissioned by the European Commission." "some 60 percent of these reef systems are threatened by a deadly combination of climate change, industrial pollution and excess UV radiation. The new study, published in US journal Environmental Health Perspectives, has now added sun screens to the list of damaging agents, and estimates that up to 10 per cent of the world's reefs are at risk of sunscreen-induced coral bleaching." "Even small doses provoked large discharges of coral mucous -- a clear sign of environmental stress -- within 18 to 48 hours. Within 96 hours complete bleaching of corals had occurred. Virus levels in seawater surrounding coral branches increased to 15 times the level found in control samples, suggesting that sunscreens might stimulate latent viral infections, the study found." This is something that seems pretty shocking! Beachgoers, scuba divers, etc., are passively killing coral with sunscreen. My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,132 #2 May 23, 2008 Sounds bad! There's only one solution - get thousands of pasty white largish people (the people most in need of sunscreen) to sign a petition that says it's not happening. That will nip the problem in the bud. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #3 May 23, 2008 it's interesting, though the risk from swimmers, divers, and especially bad photographers should exceed the risk from the sunscreen. Industrial pollution is way ahead, along with the heat threats. It might be on par with the crown of thorns risk in some locations (GBR). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
labrys 0 #4 May 23, 2008 Quote Sounds bad! There's only one solution - get thousands of pasty white largish people (the people most in need of sunscreen) to sign a petition that says it's not happening. That will nip the problem in the bud. Whiskey. Soda. Nasal Expulsion. That's probably bad for the environment too. I'm going to start a grass roots movement to ban you. Your one warning. Owned by Remi #? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #5 May 24, 2008 Quote Sounds bad! There's only one solution - get thousands of pasty white largish people (the people most in need of sunscreen) to sign a petition that says it's not happening. That will nip the problem in the bud. Maybe we can get a consensus of of oceanographers to write papers about the chemistry of the sunscreen, too. Then we can have chemists write papers about how the oceanographers calculated molar weights incorrectly and get pooh-poohed by the 'consensus'. Whatcha think? Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #6 May 24, 2008 Quoteit's interesting, though the risk from swimmers, divers, and especially bad photographers should exceed the risk from the sunscreen. Industrial pollution is way ahead, along with the heat threats. It might be on par with the crown of thorns risk in some locations (GBR). I did a fair amount of research into Coral Bleaching when I was at Uni.(studying Marine Science) (mostly around Rising sea surface temps, but other areas also). It would appear that the amount of damage caused by swimmers (both surface and sub-surface) is negligible, when compared to the amount of damage which results from tropical storms and very rough seas.You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
