9 famous beaches of Sydney, Australia’s oldest and largest city, have been closed. The beach has been closed after a small and round piece of white and gray debris was found on the beach on Tuesday, January 14. People swimming and surfing in the sea were also asked to get out of the water immediately.
A beach that attracts the world
According to Sydney’s Northern Beaches Council, most of the debris found on the beach was the size of some small and some large pebbles. In this situation, beach goers are banned from visiting mainly North and South Curl Curl beaches including Manly, Dye, Queenscliff, Freshwater, Long Reef, North Steyn and North Narrabeen until further notice. Let us tell you that Sydney’s beaches attract the attention of tourists from all over the world for their golden sand and clear water.
Samples will be collected and sent for testing
The administration says it is working with the city’s New South Wales Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) to collect debris samples. They will clean this debris and send it for testing. Let us tell you that in the month of October last year, more than 2 thousand tar balls were found on many beaches including Bondi in Sydney, after which this beach was closed for a few days. The ball contained a mixture of human hair and household grease, which washed out within a few days.
The primary conclusion was that it was caused by marine pollution.
According to a report, these small brown balls found on the beach may be related to sewage. In such a situation, there is a need to be more careful regarding this. According to a report by ‘Gardens Australia’, the EPA believes that these gray balls may be made up of fatty acids, petroleum hydrocarbons and a number of organic-inorganic substances including food waste, human feces, drugs, hair and motor oil.
