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Tar balls resurface on Goa’s pristine beaches

The pristine Mandrem and Vagator beaches have been witnessing pollution with the invasion of tar balls on the shore for…

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Tar balls surface on Arambol beach

Team Herald ARAMBOL: The ugly menace of big, black oil emanating tar balls have sullied the face of sandy Arambol…

NGT panel says ‘impossible’ to find exact source of tar balls

The Committee also noted that the tar-ball formation problem is a global issue and many countries are grappling with the…

Goa coastline turns dark & sticky with tar balls

PANJIM: The locals and tourists are irked over the emergence of fresh tar balls along the Goan coastline and have…

Tar balls soil the pristine beaches of Goa

Every year as monsoon appraoches, our golden beaches are smeared with tar causing much heartburn amongst concerned Goans. This is…

Tar balls make their annual polluted landings on Goa’s beaches

Goa, the first State to have an oil spill contingency plan, has an annual feature of beaches getting tar ball…

Tar balls may harm marine ecosystem

Tar balls (TBs) are dark-coloured, sticky blob of oil residue that forms when crude oil floats in aquatic environment. TBs…