The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has directed Urbanco to completely remove a large number of tarballs that washed ashore at Hulhumalé, the agency said on Friday. EPA Director General Ibrahim Naeem said the tarballs, formed when crude oil exposed to sunlight emulsifies, would not constitute an oil spill even if carried back to sea.
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has directed Urbanco to completely remove a large number of tarballs that have washed ashore at Hulhumalé, the agency said on Friday.
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We have received the photos. That's why Urbanco has been directed to remove them immediately
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