Substance on East Lincolnshire beaches '˜was petroleum wax'

By The Newsroom
Published 28th Mar 2018, 10:21 BST
Updated 28th Mar 2018, 11:25 BST
Deposits of the waxy substance was found on East Lincolnshire beaches.Deposits of the waxy substance was found on East Lincolnshire beaches.
Deposits of the waxy substance was found on East Lincolnshire beaches.
East Lindsey District Council has confirmed that the substance founds on beaches in Mablethorpe and Skegness in recent weeks has now been identified as petroleum wax.

The substance was previously believed to be palm oil.

An ELDC spokesman said: “We’ve been dealing with numerous incidents where a substance has washed up on our beaches.

“We’ve now had the results from the testing on substance, which has been identified as Petroleum Wax.

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