Feces and bacteria found in mysterious balls on beaches

Mysterious balls forced the closure of several beaches saturated acids, E. coli and fecal bacteria were found in Sydney last week, authorities say.

Sydney’s Northern Beaches Council said it had sent the rubbish 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 balls the size of marbles started washing up.

It comes months after thousands of black spots began to appear on the city’s beaches in October, prompting authorities to close some of its most famous beaches for days and order a major clean-up.

The last batch of swords was removed from the harbor’s beaches this week, Northern Beaches Council said in a statement on Tuesday.

He urged anyone who spotted the swords not to pick them up and to contact the authorities.

In addition to acids and bacteria, the balls also contained volcanic pumice.

Northern Beaches Mayor Sue Hynes said she hopes the EPA’s analysis will “identify the source so they can stop it at other beaches.”

“We continue to carry out regular inspections of our beaches and encourage the public to report any sightings,” she said.

The first batch of litter in October they were first mistakenly called “tar balls” but were later found to contain everything from cooking oil and soap scum molecules to blood pressure medications, pesticides, hair, methamphetamine, and veterinary drugs.

Scientists said they resembled grease, oil and grease stains – often called “grease slides” – that commonly form in sewage systems.

But Sydney Water said its water treatment plans were working fine and there were no known problems with the city’s waste systems.