A Safe-by-Design Approach to "Reef Safe" Sunscreens Based on ZnO and Organic UV Filters

• Main Authors: Mattia Battistin (Author), Paolina Pascalicchio (Author), Beatrice Tabaro (Author), Dritan Hasa (Author), Alessandro Bonetto (Author), Stefano Manfredini (Author), Anna Baldisserotto (Author), Alessandro Scarso (Author), Paola Ziosi (Author), Andrea Brunetta (Author), Fabio Brunetta (Author), Silvia Vertuani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In recent years, the issue of coral bleaching has led to restrictions in some tropical locations (i.e., Palau, Hawaii, etc.) on the use of some organic UV sunscreen filters, such as oxybenzone and ethyl hexyl methoxycinnamate. In contrast, ZnO is considered safe for marine environments and thus is o...