A scientist at Newfoundland’s Memorial University says he’s run tests on the mysterious blobs that have washed up in ...

Memorial University Professor, Christopher M. Kozak, was determined to figure out what the weird gooey substance was after ...

Memorial University chemistry professor Chris Kozak said his testing on the blobs — which included things like setting them on fire — had determined that the substance was polyvinyl acetate ...

MUN chemistry professor Chris Kozak says the blobs washing up on Newfoundland's shores contains more than just polyvinyl ...

Hilary Corlett, an Earth sciences specialist at Memorial University, said they're made of polyvinyl acetate, often found in glue Author of the article: You can save this article by registering for ...

The results, she said, came in late last week: it was polyvinyl acetate, often found in glue. "It is pollution," Corlett said in an interview Tuesday. "It's plastic. It needs to be cleaned up." ...

A Memorial University scientist says the mysterious white blobs washing up on Newfoundland beaches are actually gobs of plastic — and they need to be cleaned up.

N.L., last month and gave them to a colleague for testing. The results, she said, came in late last week: it was polyvinyl acetate, often found in glue.

The results, she said, came in late last week: it was polyvinyl acetate, often found in glue. "It is pollution," Corlett said in an interview Tuesday. "It's plastic. It needs to be cleaned up." ...