Earlier this year, mucilage heaps triggered by marine pollution covered a large part of the Sea of Marmara, worrying us all. These masses, also called ‘sea saliva’, sometimes also hit the Aegean shores. Then the ‘Marmara Sea Action Plan’ was activated and the masses began to be cleared by boats.
However, the problem is that unless we control the factors that cause mucilage, mucilage will continue to form in the months when the weather is slightly warmer. According to a new report, most of the factors that cause mucilage are in Istanbul.
Istanbul pollutes the most
In the report, which is planned to be announced by the Parliamentary Mucilage Research Commission, the effect of the regions on the pollution in the Sea of Marmara and therefore on the formation of mucilage was explained. According to the research, Istanbul has a share of 72% in the pollution of the sea.
Although there is no mucilage in the sea at the moment, in a few months we may see the images from the beginning of this year again. Because although the masses on the surface are cleaned, the problems that cause mucilage have not been resolved. It is not long before the hot environment in which the mucilage will form is formed. Mustafa Demir, Chairman of the Parliamentary Mucilage Research Commission, said, “Municipalities need to build 16 biological treatment plants. The Ministry of Environment will have to step in for these facilities, which are very costly from an economic point of view.
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