Thousands of mystery balls that washed up on Sydney beaches last month were gunk globules made of products such as motor oil, hair, food waste, animal matter and wastewater bacteria – but their source is yet to be traced.
A statement from the NSW Environment Protection Authority on Wednesday confirmed the balls comprised fatty acids, petroleum hydrocarbons and other organic and inorganic materials – and were not tar balls as previously theorised.
Mothra @mander.xyz - 1.1yr
Well good thing they closed the beaches then. That sounds a lot worse than tar for people at the beach
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selfcleaningtaint @lemmy.sdf.org - 1.1yr
They didn't tell us until I had eaten 3 of them...
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Tar ball theory debunked as Sydney’s mystery beach globules found to be ‘fatbergs’ containing human faeces
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/07/sydney-black-tar-balls-beaches-debunked-bacteria-fat-animal-oilWell good thing they closed the beaches then. That sounds a lot worse than tar for people at the beach
They didn't tell us until I had eaten 3 of them...