SULPHURDIOXIDE (SO₂) AND PARTICULATE MATTER (SMOKE)
CONCENTRATIONS IN JANUARY OF 2003

The Presidency of State Institute of Statistics, in the extent of the environmental statistics, declared the statistics on air pollution related to the sulphurdioxide (SO₂) and particulate matter (smoke) concentrations of provincial and district centers in Turkey in January, 2003.

According to the statement of the State Institute of Statistics, provincial and district centers having the maximum sulphurdioxide concentrations in January of 2003 are as follows in descending order; Elazığ, Tekirdağ, Samsun (City center), Erzurum and Ağrı. For the same period, provincial and district centers having the maximum particulate matter concentrations in descending order stated as Diyarbakır, Kayseri, Ağrı, Zonguldak and Konya.

Provincial and district centers having the maximum sulphur dioxide (SO₂) and particulate matter (smoke) concentrations in January of 2003 were given in the table below.

µg/m³: microgram per cubic meter

SULPHURDIOXIDE (SO₂)

PARTICULATE MATTER (SMOKE)

Source:Ministry of Health µg/m³: microgram/metercube
(..): It couldn't be evaluated since the comparable data for that period have not reached to the Institute.

Provincial and district centers, having the maximum rate of increase in sulphurdioxide concentration in January of 2003 compared to the previous January are; Niğde (City Center) with 182%, Elazığ with 97%, İzmir (Bergama) with 56%, Amasya with 16% and Bingöl with 14%.

For the same period provincial and district centers, having the maximum rate of decrease in SO₂ concentration compared to the previous January, are; Bursa (İnegöl) with 57%, Bursa (Orhangazi) with 53%, İzmir (Ödemiş) with 50%, Çanakkale (City center) with 45% and Kırıkkale with 43%.

Provincial and district centers, having the maximum rate of increase in particulate matter concentration in January of 2003 compared to the previous January are; Niğde (City Center) with 313%, Bursa (Orhangazi) with 104%, Elazığ with 93%, Kayseri with 44% and Kırklareli (City center) with 25%. For the same period, provincial and district centers, having the maximum rate of decrease in PM compared to the previous January are; Uşak with 62%, Kastamonu with 52%, Çorum 51%, Sivas with 50% and Burdur with 36%.

According to the SO₂ concentrations obtained from the measurement stations in January,2003.Target Limit Value (TLV) was not exceeded in any of measurement station in Ankara and was exceeded in Konak, İzmir.The Short Term Limit Value (STL) were not exceeded in any of the measurement stations in Ankara and İzmir provincial centers.

For the same period, according to the particulate matter concentrations obtained from the measurement stations, Target Limit Value TLV was exceeded in measurement stations of Cebeci, in Ankara and exceeded Alsancak,Buca, Konak and Ödemiş measurement stations in İzmir provincial center. The Short Term Limit Value (STL) and First Warning Level Limit Value 1stWLL was not exceeded in any of the measurement stations in Ankara and İzmir provincial centers.

Since the sulphur dioxide and particulate matter concentrations could not be measured in İstanbul in January of 2003, no evaluation could be done.

DETAILED DATA OF THE PROVINCIAL AND DISTRICT CENTERS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE TABLES GIVEN BELOW.

Provincial and district centers by the average concentration of sulphurdioxide (SO₂) and particulate matter (smoke), the days exceeding the Target Limit and Short Term Limit Values in January of 2003

Average concentrations of sulphur dioxide (SO₂) and particulate matter in provincial and district centers in descending order, the rate of change from the same period of the previous year, and thenumber of days exceeding the Short Term Limit Value in January of 2003

Main indicators of sulphur dioxide (SO₂) concentrations obtained from the measurement stations in provincial and district centers in January of 2003

Main indicators of particulate matter (smoke) concentrations obtained from the measurement stations in provincial and district centers in January of 2003

Main indicators of sulphur dioxide (SO₂) concentrations obtained from the measurement stations in Ankara and İzmir provincial centers and İzmir provincial centers district center in January of 2003

Main indicators of particulate matter (smoke) concentrations obtained from the measurement stations in Ankara and İzmir provincial centers in January of 2003

`PROVINCAL AND DISTRICT CENTERS HAVING THE HIGHEST SULPHURDIOXIDE (SO₂) CONCENTRATIONS IN JANUARY OF 2003`	µg/m³	`PROVINCAL AND DISTRICT CENTERS HAVING THE HIGHEST PARTICULATE MATTER (SMOKE) CONCENTRATIONS IN JANUARY OF 2003`	µg/m³
`ELAZIĞ`	`270`	`DİYARBAKIR`	`163`
`TEKİRDAĞ`	`242`	`KAYSERİ`	`156`
`SAMSUN (CITY CENTER)`	`237`	`AĞRI`	`132`
`ERZURUM`	`232`	`ZONGULDAK`	`132`
`AĞRI`	`205`	`KONYA`	`124`
`ISPARTA`	`181`	`RİZE`	`122`
`KÜTAHYA`	`177`	`ELAZIĞ`	`116`
`ZONGULDAK`	`173`	`TOKAT`	`114`
`EDİRNE`	`168`	`KÜTAHYA`	`111`
`KIRŞEHİR`	`167`	`İZMİR (ÖDEMİŞ)`	`111`