Sunscreen creams break down into dangerous chemical compounds under the sunlight
Wednesday, June 28, 2017 - 05:02
in Physics & Chemistry
Scientists from the Faculty of Chemistry of the Lomonosov Moscow State University have demonstrated in their research the nature of hazardous chemical compounds formed as a result of the breakdown of avobenzone, a component of many sunscreen products, when it interacts with chlorinated water and ultraviolet radiation. The chemists have presented the results in the Chemosphere journal.