SULPHURDIOXIDE (SO₂) AND PARTICULATE MATTER (SMOKE) CONCENTRATIONS
IN THE WINTER SEASON (OCTOBER-MARCH) OF 2001-2002

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 the winter season of 2001-2002.

According to the statement of the State Institute of Statistics, provincial and district centers having the maximum sulphurdioxide concentrations in the winter season of 2001-2002 are as follows in descending order; Yozgat, Samsun (City Center), Kütahya, Bursa (Orhangazi) and Tekirdağ. For the same period, provincial and district centers having the maximum particulate matter concentrations in descending order stated as; Kütahya, Diyarbakır, Sivas, Ağrı and Çorum.

Provincial and district centers having the maximum sulphurdioxide (SO₂) and particulate matter (smoke) concentrations in the winter season of 2001-2002 have been given in the table below.
 
 
 
 

PROVINCIAL AND DISTRICT CENTERS HAVING THE HIGHEST SO2 CONCENTRATION IN THE WINTER SEASON OF 2001-2002	µg/m3	PROVINCIAL AND DISTRICT CENTERS HAVING THE HIGHEST SMOKE CONCENTRATION IN THE WINTER SEASON OF 2001-2002	µg/m3
YOZGAT	273	KÜTAHYA	153
SAMSUN (CITY CENTER)	266	DİYARBAKIR	134
KÜTAHYA	264	SİVAS	123
BURSA (ORHANGAZİ)	200	AĞRI	112
TEKİRDAĞ	198	ÇORUM	108
AĞRI	178	AFYON	105
ERZURUM	178	KAYSERİ	101
EDİRNE	140	DENİZLİ	97
KIRŞEHİR	133	MALATYA	97
DENİZLİ	131	KASTAMONU	89
DİYARBAKIR	128	RİZE	89

SULPHURDIOXIDE (SO₂)

PARTICULATE MATTER (SMOKE)

Source: MINISTRY OF HEALTH
 

µg/m³: microgram per cubic meter

Provincial and district centers, having the maximum rate of increase in the particulate matter concentration in the winter season of 2001-2002 compared to the previous winter season are; Yozgat with 321%, Bolu (City Center) with 256%, Balıkesir with 93%, Rize with 71% and Tekirdağ with 68%. For the same period, provincial and district centers, having the maximum rate of decrease in the PM concentration compared to the previous winter season are; Niğde (City Center) with 37%, Erzurum with 35%, Manisa with 30%, Uşak with 26% and Kırıkkale with 20%.
 

According to the SO₂ concentrations, obtained from the measurement stations, in the winter season of 2001-2002, Short Term Limit Value (STL) did not exceed in any measurement stations of Ankara, İzmir provincial centers, İzmir (Bergama) and İzmir (Ödemiş) district centers.
 

For the same period, according to the PM concentrations, obtained from the measurement stations, STL has been exceeded in the stations of Cebeci, Demetevler and Yenidoğan in Ankara while STL has not been exceeded in any measurement stations in İzmir.
 

Since measurement results of 2001-2002 winter season have not been reached to the Institute, no evaluation could be done.
 

Provincial and district centers by the average concentrations of sulphurdioxide (SO₂) and particulate matter (smoke) obtained from measurement stations and the days exceeding the Short Term Limit Value in the winter season of 2001-2002 in descending orders
 

TABLE 2.
Average concentrations of sulphurdioxide (SO₂) and particulate matter (smoke) in provincial and district centers in descending order, the rate of change from the same period of the previous year, and the number of days exceeding the short term limit value in the winter season of 2001-2002.
 

TABLE 3.
Winter season average concentration of sulphurdioxide (SO₂) obtained from the measurement stations in provincial and district centers and the rate of change from the same period of the previous year (1997-1998 -- 2001-2002)
 

TABLE 4.
Winter season average concentration of particulate matter (smoke) obtained from the measurement stations in provincial and district centers and the rate of change from the same period of the previous year (1997-1998 -- 2001-2002)
 

TABLE 5.
Average sulphurdioxide (SO₂) and particulate matter (smoke) concentrations obtained from the measurement stations in Ankara and İzmir provincial centers, İzmir (Bergama) and İzmir (Ödemiş) district centers, the rate of change from the same period of the previous year and the number of days exceeding the short term limit value in the winter season of 2001-2002
 

TABLE 6.
Winter season average sulphurdioxide (SO₂) concentrations obtained from the measurement stations in Ankara, İstanbul, İzmir provincial centers, İzmir (Bergama) and İzmir (Ödemiş) district centers, the rate of change from the same period of the previous year (1997-1998 -2001-2002)
 

TABLE 7.
Winter season average particulate matter (smoke) concentrations obtained from the measurement stations in Ankara, İstanbul, İzmir provincial centers, the rate of change from the same period of the previous year (1997-1998 –2001-2002)