Turkish authorities have stepped up efforts to clean up the Marmara Sea of mucilage, the organic substances caused by a variety of factors such as climate change and waste that have a negative impact ...

Marine mucilage is a usual part of the natural process, but the unusual spread of "sea snot" may cause an ecological disaster, according to a Turkish scientist. Speaking to Anadolu Agency on the ...

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The mucilage – also known as ‘sea snot’ – continuing to affect the Sea of Marmara is settling on the seabed and threatening marine life, putting corals at risk. These corals form a critical element in ...

Just an hour by ferry from the crowded center of Istanbul, the Princes’ Islands are typically thronged with visitors in the warmer months of the year. But this spring, the beaches and harbors of this ...

The three triggering causes of the formation of "sea snot" in the Sea of Marmara are still there, Prof. Mustafa Sarı has said. Marine mucilage appeared on the surface of the Sea of Marmara, an inland ...

Seed mucilage is a specialised hydrogel composed predominantly of complex polysaccharides that is secreted from the epidermal cells of the seed coat. This mucilage plays a critical role in seed ...

Natural gums and mucilage have been widely explored as pharmaceutical excipients. The goal of this study was to extract mucilage from the leaves of Aloe barbadensis Miller and to study its ...