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AFP The clean-up on Coogee Beach on Thursday Beaches in the Australian city of Sydney have reopened for swimmers after being closed earlier this week when thousands of mysterious black tar-like balls washed ashore, prompting health concerns. Officials say tests found the balls to be formed from chemicals similar to those in cosmetics and cleaning […]
The balls that were washed up on Coogee Beach on Tuesday were the size of tennis or golf balls, while those washed up on beaches further north and south over following days were pea or marble size. Beaman said this suggested they were breaking up in the waves. Preliminary testing revealed the dark spheres to […]