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Daniel dances in the set.

Daniel is in his twenties, with short curly brown hair and wears glasses, jeans, a gray TVO Kids T-shirt and a red hoodie.

He says WELCOME BACK
TO
TVOK NEWS.

On a screen behind him appears a parent rubbing sunscreen on a little girl’s back with the caption "Sunscreen pollution."

Daniel says OKAY, YOU'VE HEARD
OF AIR POLLUTION,
NOISE POLLUTION,
WATER POLLUTION,
AND EVEN LIGHT POLLUTION.
BUT HAVE YOU HEARD
OF SUNSCREEN POLLUTION?
WELL, YOU MAY NOT HAVE,
BUT IT'S A REAL THING.
AND NOW THAT THE WARM,
SUNNY WEATHER IS UPON US,
IT'S TIME TO TALK SUNSCREEN.
NOW, EVERYONE AGREES
THAT APPLYING SUNSCREEN
WHEN GOING OUTDOORS ON
A SUNNY DAY IS SUPER IMPORTANT.
IT PREVENTS SUNBURNS,
PROTECTS YOUR SKIN
FROM HARMFUL UV RAYS,
AND CAN HELP PREVENT
SKIN DISEASES.
ALL GREAT STUFF.
BUT, RECENTLY, SCIENTISTS HAVE
IDENTIFIED CHEMICALS
IN SOME SUNSCREEN THAT CAN CAUSE
HARM TO MARINE LIFE
IN LAKES, RIVERS,
AND OCEANS.
THERE ARE TWO BASIC
CATEGORIES OF SUNSCREEN,
PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL.
MANY CHEMICAL SUNSCREENS
CONTAIN OXYBENZONE.
THAT'S A HUGE WORD,
OXY-BEN-ZONE.
IT'S A FILTER,
AND IT ABSORBS HARMFUL UV LIGHT.
THE PROBLEM IS THAT THIS
CHEMICAL IS TOXIC TO ALGAE,
MANY VARIETIES OF FISH,
AND SOME TURTLES.
IT MAKES THEM SICK
AND CAN EVEN MUTATE THEM,
WHICH MEANS THEIR PHYSICAL FORM
OR NATURE COULD CHANGE.
IN SOME PARTS OF THE WORLD
LIKE HAWAII AND MEXICO,
CHEMICAL SUNSCREEN
IS EVEN BEING BLAMED
FOR SOME OF THE DAMAGE
TO CORAL REEFS.
SO WHAT CAN WE DO?
WELL, ASIDE FROM
CHEMICAL SUNSCREEN,
THERE IS PHYSICAL SUNSCREEN.
AND THAT CONTAINS ZINC OXIDE
OR TITANIUM OXIDE.
THESE INGREDIENTS HAVE SHOWN TO
NOT CAUSE DAMAGE TO MARINE LIFE.
HMM, WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT,
I'M GOING TO CHECK OUT
THE INGREDIENTS IN MY SUNSCREEN
SO THAT THE NEXT TIME
I GO TO THE BEACH,
I CAN PROTECT MY SKIN
AS WELL AS THE ENVIRONMENT.
COMING UP NEXT IS OUR
TVOK NEWS
FEATURE, ALL ABOUT...

He sings MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEY

He says COMING UP NEXT,
STAY TUNED.

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