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10.01.2003

SULPHURDIOXIDE (SO₂) AND PARTICULATE MATTER (SMOKE)
CONCENTRATIONS IN NOVEMBER OF 2002

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 November of 2002.

According to the statement of the State Institute of Statistics, provincial and district centers having the maximum sulphurdioxide concentrations in November of 2002 are as follows in descending order; Kütahya, Yozgat, Isparta, Erzurum and Denizli. For the same period, provincial and district centers having the maximum particulate matter concentrations in descending order stated as Kayseri, Denizli, Balıkesir, Sivas and Konya.

Provincial and district centers having the maximum sulphur dioxide (SO₂) and particulate matter (smoke) concentrations in November of 2002 were given in the table below.

PROVINCIAL AND DISTRICT CENTERS HAVING THE HIGHEST SO₂CONCENTRATION IN NOVEMBER OF 2002	µg/m³	PROVINCIAL AND DISTRICT CENTERS HAVING THE HIGHEST SMOKE CONCENTRATION IN NOVEMBER OF 2002	µg/m³
KÜTAHYA	326	KAYSERİ	244
YOZGAT	224	KÜTAHYA	236
ISPARTA	203	DENİZLİ	145
ERZURUM	189	BALIKESİR	136
DENİZLİ	153	KONYA	136
BALIKESİR	145	BURSA (CITY CENTER)	119
EDİRNE	129	ANKARA	115
ELAZIĞ	115	ERZURUM	114
NİĞDE (CITY CENTER)	110	KASTAMONU	110
SAMSUN (CITY CENTER)	106	ÇORUM	104

µg/m³: microgram per cubic meter

SULPHURDIOXIDE (SO₂)

PARTICULATE MATTER (SMOKE)

(..): 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 November of 2002 compared to the previous November are; Niğde (City Center) with 139%, Bolu (City Center) with 88%, Isparta with 81%, Burdur with 78% and Balıkesir with 63%. For the same period provincial and district centers, having the maximum rate of decrease in SO₂ concentration compared to the previous November, are; Sinop with 50%, Kırşehir and Tekirdağ with 37%, Edirne and Kastamonu with 36%, Niğde (Bor) with 34% and Kırıkkale with 30%.

Provincial and district centers, having the maximum rate of increase in particulate matter concentration in November of 2002 compared to the previous November are; Edirne with 420%, Kırıkkale with 272%, Niğde (City Center) with 150%, Bolu (City Center) with 96% and Kayseri and Kütahya with 76%. For the same period, provincial and district centers, having the maximum rate of decrease in PM compared to the previous November are; Sinop with 64%, Tekirdağ with 41%, Kastamonu with 36%, Niğde (Bor) with 30% and Yozgat with 28%.

According to the SO₂ concentrations, obtained from the measurement stations, in November of 2002, Target Limit Value (TLV) was exceeded in Demetevler station in Ankara and was not exceeded in İzmir, Short Term Limit Value (STL) and First Warning Level Limit Value (1. WLL) 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, TLV was exceeded in the measurement stations of Cebeci, Demetevler, Küçükesat, Sıhhiye in Ankara and exceeded Alsancak, Çamlık Regional and Konak in İzmir provincial center. STL and 1. WLL 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 November of 2002, no evaluation could be done.

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

TABLE 1.

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 November of 2002

TABLE 2.

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 November of 2002

TABLE 3.

Main indicators of sulphur dioxide (SO₂) concentrations obtained from the measurement stations in provincial and district centers in November of 2002

TABLE 4.

Main indicators of particulate matter (smoke) concentrations obtained from the measurement stations in provincial and district centers in November of 2002

TABLE 5.

Main indicators of sulphur dioxide (SO₂) concentrations obtained from the measurement stations in Ankara and İzmir provincial centers and İzmir (Ödemiş) district center in November of 2002

TABLE 6.

Main indicators of particulate matter (smoke) concentrations obtained from the measurement stations in Ankara and İzmir provincial centers in November of 2002

Source: MINISTRY OF HEALTH