The mystery balls that led to the closure of several Sydney beaches last week contain saturated fatty acids, E. coli and faecal bacteria, authorities say. Sydney’s Northern Beaches council said it had sent the samples to the New South Wales Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) for further analysis. Nine beaches, including popular spots Manly and Dee Why, were closed on January 14 after the balls started washing up. This comes months after thousands of black spots began to appear on the city’s shores in October, prompting authorities to close some of its most popular beaches for several days and order a massive clean-up. The last batch of balls were removed from the beaches this week, the Northern Beaches council said in a statement on Tuesday, according to the BBC. He urged anyone who spotted the balls not to touch them and to contact the authorities. In addition to acids and bacteria, the balls also contained […]
Source: News Beast
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