Solid Waste Disposal Problems along the Coastal Environment of Black Sea  <B>Solid Waste Disposal Problems along the Coastal Environment of Black Sea</B><P>Ergun O. N.</B><P> Abstract<P> Samsun, a city of more than 500 000 in habitants is located at the middle part of the Black Sea coast of Turkey. Black Sea coastal waters around the city center of Samsun have been heavily polluted by urbanization, industrial and agricultural activities. Among others, municipal wastewaters are of special interest because wastewaters of the Metropolitan area and it's vicinity are discharged to coastal environmental of Black sea without any treatment. In recent years, untreated sewerage volume from municipal sources has enlarged with cities unplanned extensions due to a fast rate of population increase. In addition to direct pollution by Metropolitan areas, the inland activities contribute indirectly to the coastal pollution by means of rivers. The aim of this study is to investigate the biological, physical and chemical pollution levels of shallow marine environment along the Samsun coast and effects of municipal wastewaters on pollution.<P>