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to the present day due to the water currents from the Çanakkale and Istanbul
Straits. However, recently, the pollutants in the Marmara Sea have enhanced
due to the increase in industrialization, population, marine traffic in the
region, as well as fertilizers and pesticides used in agricultural activities. These
pollution increases are above the self-cleaning capacity of the sea, and the
pollution of the sea is unavoidable. For this reason, it is of vital importance not
to discharge wastewater into the sea and to increase controls in agricultural
activities and ship traffic in order to solve the environmental problems of the
Sea of Marmara. In addition, providing clean water to the sea through natural
or artificial waterways should be investigated in order to increase the water
flow of the Sea of Marmara and to dilute the water pollution.

Keywords: Mucilage, Sea Snot, Marine Pollution, Eutrophication Marmara Sea

104 Journal of Environment, Urbanization and Climate