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A recent USGS study sampled water in several VINP bays and analyzed the samples for sunscreen chemicals. The study found sunscreen chemicals in some samples at concentrations among the highest reported anywhere in the world. Also, the data indicated that beaches, or the visitors to the beaches, were the primary source for the sunscreen chemicals in VINP waters. More studies are planned to gain a better understanding of sunscreen chemical contamination at VINP. Read more about this research at on.doi.gov/SunscreenWaters.
Photo: Trunk Bay, St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands; Kaitlin Kovacs, USGS.Licensing
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