“Tar balls are very persistent in the marine environment and can travel hundreds of miles.” For most people, occasional brief contact with a small amount of oil isn't harmful, officials said.

Oct 30, 2021 · Tar balls, the little, dark-colored pieces of oil that can sometimes stick to your feet when you go to the beach, are often remnants of oil spills but can also be produced from natural seeps, places where oil slowly escapes from the earth surface above some petroleum reservoirs.

1 day ago · “Tar balls are very persistent in the marine environment and can travel hundreds of miles.” For most people, occasional brief contact with a small amount of oil isn't harmful, officials said.

1 day ago · “Tar balls are very persistent in the marine environment and can travel hundreds of miles.” For most people, occasional brief contact with a small amount of oil isn't harmful, officials said.

1 day ago · “Tar balls are very persistent in the marine environment and can travel hundreds of miles.” For most people, occasional brief contact with a small amount of oil isn't harmful, officials said.

Tar balls from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill washed ashore on Okaloosa Island in Fort Walton Beach, Florida on June 16, 2010. A tarball is a blob of petroleum which has been weathered after floating in the ocean. Tarballs are an aquatic pollutant in most environments, although they can occur naturally and as such are not always associated ...

4 days ago · Tar balls are solid or semi-solid “fragments or lumps of oil,” according to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. They are sticky and can range from pinhead size to around 30 ...

5 days ago · The tar balls have also popped up on Hollywood Beach, which remains open for swimming, said city spokeswoman Joann Hussey. BEACH ADVISORY: Due to an unknown oily substance found along our ...

4 days ago · To report a pollution spill, the Coast Guard said to call the National Response Center at 800-424-8802. Other sightings in South Florida. The tar balls were seen along beaches south of Palm Beach ...

Nov 6, 2024 · Black balls which washed up on multiple Sydney beaches last month were made up of human faeces, drugs and cooking oils, researchers have found. Initial reports suggested the balls were made of tar which may have been the result of an oil spill.