An environmental agency says black balls that washed up on Sydney beaches aren't tar, but a 'complex composition' of 'mixed waste.'
Environment al officials in Australia still haven't completely solved the mystery of black balls found littering popular beaches on the country's eastern coastline, but they're getting closer. The New South Wales Environment al Protection Authority said Wednesday that the composition of the mysterious globs had been determined – and it's not pretty – but their origin remains unclear.
'It said the regional water company, Sydney Water, reported 'no issues with the operation or maintenance' at two nearby treatment facilities when asked soon after the balls appeared. A review of data by the state maritime meteorological agency yielded 'nothing conclusive' about where they might have washed up from.
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