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Black balls on Sydney beaches are likely ‘fatbergs’ showing traces of human faeces, methamphetamine and PFAS: new analysis

By Jon Beves, Associate Professor of Chemistry, UNSW Sydney
William Alexander Donald, Professor of Chemistry and ARC Future Fellow, UNSW Sydney

When lumps of black goop washed up Sydney’s beaches, an oil spill was the initial suspect – but a detailed chemical analysis points to sewage as the likely source.

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