Here’s what you need to know about Turkey’s plan to clean the slimy sea snot that has blanketed parts of the Sea of Marmara
Turkey is gearing up to clean the ‘sea snot’ that has threatened marine life and ecology in the waters around Istanbul.
“What we see on the surface is as much as what has collapsed and covered the seabed that we can’t see,” he told TRT World. The problem became big enough to warrant President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to instruct his environment minister, Murat Kurum, to expedite the clean-up work immediately. Marine mucilage has appeared a couple of times in recent years in the Marmara Sea and surrounding waters. Scientists are unclear over what exactly causes the organic matter to clump together so that it becomes visible to the naked eye.
The advanced treatment plants have the capability to decrease nitrogen and phosphorus levels in the wastewater that goes into the sea.
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