13.05.2003

SULPHURDIOXIDE (SO2) AND PARTICULATE MATTER (SMOKE)
CONCENTRATIONS IN MARCH 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 March, 2003.

According to the statement of the State Institute of Statistics, provincial and district centers having the maximum sulphurdioxide concentrations in March of 2003 are as follows in descending order; Samsun (City Center), Kütahya, Ağrı, Burdur and Karaman. For the same period, provincial and district centers having the maximum particulate matter concentrations in descending order stated as Kütahya, Isparta, Ağrı, Gaziantep and Karaman.

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

 

PROVINCAL AND DISTRICT CENTERS HAVING THE HIGHEST SULPHURDIOXIDE (SO2) CONCENTRATIONS IN MARCH OF 2003

µg/m3

PROVINCAL AND DISTRICT CENTERS HAVING THE HIGHEST PARTICULATE MATTER (SMOKE) CONCENTRATIONS IN MARCH OF 2003

µg/m3

SAMSUN (CITY CENTER)

197

KÜTAHYA

120

KÜTAHYA

192

ISPARTA

105

AĞRI

17

AĞRI

103

BURDUR

164

GAZİANTEP

93

KARAMAN

137

KARAMAN

92

ÇANAKKALE (CITY CENTER)

136

DİYARBAKIR

88

BİLECİK (BOZÜYÜK)

127

BALIKESİR

81

ELAZIĞ

123

BURSA (ORHANGAZİ)

81

MANİSA

122

SİVAS

77

NİĞDE (BOR)

122

ANTALYA

73

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 March of 2003 compared to the previous March are; Karaman with 169%, Manisa and Niğde (City Center) with 160%, Sinop with 150%, Burdur with 95% and İzmir (Bergama) with 85%. For the same period provincial and district centers, having the maximum rate of decrease in SO2 concentration compared to the previous March, are; Yozgat with 60%, Uşak with 44%, Diyarbakır with 26%, Antalya with 16% and Gaziantep with 10%.

 

Provincial and district centers, having the maximum rate of increase in particulate matter concentration in March of 2003 compared to the previous March are; Niğde (City Center) with 425%, Kırıkkale with 235%, Samsun (City Center) with 233%, Niğde (Bor) with 210% and Bursa (İnegöl) with 142%. For the same period, provincial and district centers, having the maximum rate of decrease in PM compared to the previous March are; İzmir (City Center) with 67%, İzmir (Bergama) with 45%, İzmir (Ödemiş), Malatya and Yozgat with 43%, Kırşehir with 33% and Kastamonu with 30%.

 

According to the SO2 concentrations obtained from the measurement stations in March 2003. Target Limit Value (TLV), Short Term Limit Value (STL) and First Warning Level Limit Value (1st WLL) were not exceeded in any of measurement station in Ankara and İzmir provincial centers, İzmir (Bergama) and İzmir (Ödemiş) district centers.

 

 For the same period, according to the particulate matter concentrations obtained from the measurement stations, Target Limit Value (TLV), Short Term Limit Value (STL) and First Warning Level Limit Value (1st WLL) were not exceeded in any of measurement station in Ankara and İzmir provincial centers, İzmir (Bergama) and İzmir (Ödemiş) district centers.

Since the sulphur dioxide and particulate matter concentrations could not be measured in İstanbul in March of 2003, 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 March of 2003

 

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 the number of days exceeding the Short Term Limit Value in March of 2003

 

TABLE 3.

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

 

TABLE 4.

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

 

TABLE 5.

Main indicators of sulphur dioxide (SO2) concentrations obtained from the measurement stations in Ankara and İzmir provincial centers, İzmir (Bergama) and İzmir (Ödemiş) district centers in March of 2003

 

TABLE 6.

Main indicators of particulate matter (smoke) concentrations obtained from the measurement stations in Ankara and İzmir provincial centers, İzmir (Bergama) and İzmir (Ödemiş) district centers in March of 2003

 

Source: MINISTRY OF HEALTH

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