Products of Chlorination (IMAGE)

Lomonosov Moscow State University

Products of Chlorination

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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.

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Albert Lebedev

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