HalfSquare.net » sunscreen http://www.halfsquare.net/wordpress Caught Between Being Cool and Being Square Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:31:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 GreenScene – Stat of the Day: Coral Reef Bleaching http://www.halfsquare.net/wordpress/2009/03/24/greenscene-stat-of-the-day-4/ http://www.halfsquare.net/wordpress/2009/03/24/greenscene-stat-of-the-day-4/#comments Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:10:09 +0000 Eric Hancsak http://www.halfsquare.net/?p=186 According to Environmental Health Perspectives, sunscreen washed from the skin of beach-goers, may be contributing to the bleaching of the coral reefs. In tests, small amounts of sunscreen were added to seawater containing healthy coral. All specimens were totally bleached within 96 hours.

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