Haereticus – Environmental Laboratory

About Haereticus

The original definition of the word “haereticus” is “able to choose.” This isn’t a simple concept. It implies or assumes that a person is able “to know” facts and the nature of a topic. In the context of environmental and ecological health and conservation, a person must know “the facts” of what is safe and what is harmful to your own person and the environment before you are “able to choose” for the best.

Reefs at Risk

Our Mission

Haereticus Environmental Laboratory (HEL) is a non-profit scientific organization dedicated to increasing the scientific, social and economic knowledge of natural environmental habitats in order to better conserve and restore threatened environmental habitats and resources.

Follow HEL’s scientific discoveries and conservation efforts on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HaereticusL

Latest News

The latest news from Haereticus

Paraben preservatives accumulate in breast tumors.

Paraben preservatives from cosmetics and processed foods are 130% more concentrated in malignant breast tumors compared to benign breast tumors December 13, 2022 An Iranian-U.S. study published […]

Oxybenzone sunscreen threatens Hanauma Bay’s coral reefs

Oxybenzone from sunscreen pollution is a threat to coral reef conservation and other marine life in Hanauma Bay. An environmental study was published this month in […]

Beach showers are a source of sunscreen pollution for coral reefs

Beach showers near Hawaii’s marine protected areas and other coral reefs are an environmental threat. A community-based, scientific paper published in the journal, Journal of Hazardous […]

How to Actually Buy Non-Toxic Sunscreen

By Bethany George August 03, 2021 It’s warm outside, and people are finally breaking free from their quarantine walls. Even airlines have seen a major uptick […]

Vacation Hotspots Including Hawaii and Are Banning Certain Sunscreens: Here’s Why and What to Know

Although the chemicals used in sunscreen are safe for humans, some of them have harmful environmental impacts By Glenn Garner May 13, 2021 04:04 PM [...]

Chemical in sunscreen products transforms into carcinogen

A popular sunscreen and anti-aging cream ingredient, Octocrylene, degrades into a toxic chemical that is a known carcinogen and endocrine disruptor. Octocrylene naturally degrades into the […]