Journal article
Oxybenzone contamination from sunscreen pollution and its ecological threat to Hanauma Bay, Oahu, Hawaii, U.S.A.
Abstract
Hanauma Bay is a 101-acre bay created by the partial collapse of a volcanic cone and once supported a vibrant coral reef system. It is the most popular swimming area in the Hawaiian Islands and has been reported to have averaged between 2.8 and 3.5 million visitors a year between the 1980s and the 2010s, with visitors averaging between 3000-4000 a day and peaking around 10,000-13,000 per day. Concentrations of oxybenzone and other common UV …
Authors
Downs CA; Bishop E; Diaz-Cruz MS; Haghshenas SA; Stien D; Rodrigues AMS; Woodley CM; Sunyer-Caldú A; Doust SN; Espero W
Journal
Chemosphere, Vol. 291, No. Pt 2,
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
March 2022
DOI
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132880
ISSN
0045-6535