由于油脂积聚和降雨,悉尼海滩上的黑碎片球很可能来自马拉巴尔废水处理厂。 Black debris balls on Sydney beaches likely came from the Malabar wastewater plant due to grease buildup and rainfall.

在神秘的黑色碎片球冲上悉尼海滩一年后,当局确定马拉巴尔废水处理厂是最有可能的来源。 A year after mysterious black debris balls washed up on Sydney beaches, authorities have identified the Malabar wastewater treatment plant as the most likely source. 新南威尔士州环境保护局和悉尼大学专家斯图尔特·汗教授的调查发现，这些脂肪山是由凝结的脂肪、油、油脂和碎片形成的，很可能在经过初级处理后在工厂四公里长的深海排水隧道中重新形成。 Investigation by the NSW Environmental Protection Authority and University of Sydney expert Professor Stuart Khan found the fatbergs—formed from congealed fats, oils, grease, and debris—likely re-formed in the plant’s four-kilometer deep ocean outfall tunnel after primary treatment. 来自悉尼西部的工业径流，马拉巴尔服务于比其他工厂更大的工业集水区，贡献了球中发现的碳氢化合物。 Industrial runoff from western Sydney, where Malabar serves a larger industrial catchment than other plants, contributed hydrocarbons found in the balls. 暴雨可能驱散了积聚的油脂,然后将油脂卷入洋流中的球状体。 Heavy rainfall may have dislodged accumulated grease, which then rolled into spherical masses in ocean currents. 虽然仍在研究马拉巴尔系统的确切来源,悉尼水公司正在实施减少进入该系统的脂肪、油脂和油脂的方案,并计划在2031年前对马拉巴尔和其他设施进行重大升级改造。 While the exact origin within the Malabar system remains under study, Sydney Water is implementing programs to reduce fats, oils, and grease entering the system and planning major upgrades to Malabar and other facilities by 2031. 回收水项目旨在减少海洋排放,尽管净化水尚未获准饮用。 Recycled water projects aim to reduce ocean discharge, though purified water is not yet approved for drinking.