Oregon Officials Warn People Not To Touch Mystery Tar-Like Substance On West Coast Beaches

[duncang]

1. Surprising they haven't posted what it is exactly.

Seems like they should have had time for a full analysis of the tar. To me it should announced the make up of it. Does it have benzene or other dangerous chemicals? You lower the chance of someone touching it if they said what chemicals were in it. Also it may help to make people report it faster if they see some.

Main thing I believe in the right to know everything about any possible threat to health. It would also get people to motivate their officials. Seen too many times foot dragging has resulted in unnecessary exposure. Where I lived before this a local chemical company spewed out stuff all over the neighborhood. Black soot was all over. First response was go to these car washes for a free wash. Then weeks later it was yeah the stuff is bad for you. We aren’t going to tell you what it is though. But we took care of it. Houses within a few blocks companies turned up to wash the houses. But all that did was flush it to the ground.