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The Beachside Resident Archives.
On Toxic Sunscreens
Key West became the first city in Florida to ban the sale of sunscreens with the compound oxybenzone, which blocks UV rays by inducing a chemical reaction on the surface of your skin, and which, even in miniscule concentrations, acts as a potent genetotoxicant and endocrine disruptor on coral reef ecosystems.
Key West became the first city in Florida to ban the sale of sunscreens with the compound oxybenzone, which blocks UV rays by inducing a chemical reaction on the surface of your skin, and which, even in miniscule concentrations, acts as a potent genetotoxicant and endocrine disruptor on coral reef ecosystems.
Killer Manatees
It happened the other day, while I was stand-up paddleboarding the river, skirting the periphery of the Thousand Islands, soaking up the last, honey-coated days of summer. I cruised along the warm, glassy waters in the lee of the mangroves — hovering, really, like a blissed-out gondolier...
It happened the other day, while I was stand-up paddleboarding the river, skirting the periphery of the Thousand Islands, soaking up the last, honey-coated days of summer. I cruised along the warm, glassy waters in the lee of the mangroves — hovering, really, like a blissed-out gondolier...
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