Assertion: sunscreen's zinc oxide | /r/CapableOf | apply to coral reefs
Facets:
value: in a lab setting
type: LOCATION
value: directly
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: In terms of sunscreen, Dr. Buzney says that, for now (given that the sunscreens available in Europe contain eight ingredients not yet approved by the FDA), one choice for environmentally conscious Americans is to use the inorganic (aka “mineral”) formulations, which do not appear to have the detrimental environmental effects attributed to some ingredients: The (scant) research on this topic indicates that while uncoated zinc oxide applied directly to coral reefs in a lab setting can result in bleaching, the zinc oxide in sunscreens is coated.