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    • Killing Nemo: Cyanide threat to tropical fish 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 18, 2016, on page A17)
      Many of the real-life Nemos swimming in children's fish tanks were caught using cyanide, according to research published Thursday which flagged the toxic threat to already-stressed corals, the creature's natural home.

    • SunScreen ingredient is toxic to coral, killing off reefs 

      Reuters (BusinessWorld, October 23, 2015, on page S2/4)
      A common ingredient found in sunscreen is toxic to coral and contributing to the decline of reefs around the world, according to new research published on Tuesday. Oxybenzone, a UV-filtering chemical compound found in 3,500 ...