In July 1996, the province centers with highest sulphurdioxide (SO2) concentration are; Kırıkkale, İzmir, Gaziantep, Uşak, and Kayseri. The province centers with highest particulate mater concentration in the same period are; Rize, Sakarya, Denizli, Sivas, and Bitlis.
When compared to same month of the previous year, the province centers with highest increase of sulphurdioxide (SO2) concentration averages are; Bilecik (Province Center) (1000 %), Bilecik (Bozüyük) (640 %), Bursa (Province Center) (200 %), Tunceli (175 %) and Uşak (165 %). Province centers with highest decreaese of sulphurdioxide (SO2) concentration are; Bayburt (97 %), Kocaeli (Gebze) (71 %), Muş (67 %), Kocaeli (Gölcük)) (62 %), and Balıkesir (51 %).
When compared to same month of the previous year, the province centers with highest increase of particulate matter are; Rize (218 %), Bilecik (Province Center) (120 %), Ordu (88 %), Kocaeli (Gebze) (60 %), and Sakarya (59 %). Province centers with highest decreaese of particulate matter are Bayburt (81 %), Kocaeli (Gölcük) (66 %), Muş (63 %), Edirne (58 %), and Bingöl (53 %).
PROVINCE CENTERS WITH HIGHEST PROVINCE CENTERS WITH HIGHEST INCREASE OF SO2 CONCENTRATION INCREASE OF PARTICULATE MATTER (microgram/cubic meter) CONCENTRATION (microgram/cubicmeter) KIRIKKALE 182 RİZE 70 İZMİR 63 SAKARYA 62 GAZİANTEP 62 DENİZLİ 49 UŞAK 61 SİVAS 36 KAYSERİ 60 BİTLİS 34 ERZURUM 49 ANKARA 33 ZONGULDAK 46 ANTALYA 33 BİTLİS 45 KAYSERİ 33 İSTANBUL 43 İSTANBUL 31 KAHRAMANMARAŞ 42 ORDU 30 SAMSUN (Province Center) 39 AKSARAY 30