BANGKOK, 28 April 2015 -The Department of Mineral Fuels is holding a seminar to educate the Thai public on the tar balls phenomenon and how to handle them.
According to the Songkhla Governor, Thamring Charoenkul, SGS Thailand Limited, an independent testing and analyzing company, will run the seminar for Songklha residents and related agencies.
Tar balls are aquatic pollutant caused either by oil spills or natural factors. Participants will learn how to collect these balls from the beach through simple scientific methods.
The seminar will also enable them to help identify what type of oil these balls contain. The seminar will take place at B.P. Samila Hotel in Songkhla tomorrow, from 9.00 am – 1pm.
