19.02.2004


   

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

Provincial and district centers having the maximum sulphurdioxide concentrations in October of 2003 are as follows in descending order; Kütahya, Bursa (City Center), Burdur, Gaziantep and Niğde (City Center). For the same period, provincial and district centers having the maximum particulate matter concentration in descending order stated as Kütahya, Kayseri, Çorum, Ankara and Kocaeli (Gebze).

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

POVINCIAL AND DISTRICT CENTERS HAVING THE HIGHEST SO2 CONCENTRATION IN OCTOBER OF 2003

µg/m³

PROVINCIAL AND DISTRICT CENTERS HAVING THE HIGHEST SMOKE CONCENTRATION IN OCTOBER OF 2003

µg/m³

KÜTAHYA

96

KÜTAHYA

68

BURSA (CITY CENTER)

84

KAYSERİ

65

BURDUR

74

ÇORUM

64

GAZİANTEP

62

ANKARA

57

NİĞDE (CITY CENTER)

62

KOCAELİ (GEBZE)

42

ÇORUM

56

BURDUR

41

KAYSERİ

55

ANTALYA

38

MANİSA

50

KOCAELİ (CITY CENTER)

37

EDİRNE

42

SİVAS

37

YOZGAT

40

ESKİŞEHİR

36

                                       µg/m3: microgram per cubic meter

SULPHURDIOXIDE (SO2)



 

PARTICULATE MATTER (SMOKE)

Provincial and district centers, having the maximum rate of increase in sulphurdioxide concentration in October of 2003 compared to the previous October are; Manisa with 108%, Bursa (City Center) with 83%, Niğde (Bor) with 59%, Bilecik (City Center) with 39% and Çanakkale (City Center) with 33%. For the same period, provincial and district centers having the maximum rate of decrease in SO2 concentration compared to the previous October are; Yozgat with 72%, Uşak with 62%, Balıkesir with 55%, Aydın with 49% and Edirne with 47%.

Provincial and district centers, having the maximum rate of increase in particulate matter concentration in October of 2003 compared to the previous October are; Niğde (Bor) with 107%, Niğde (City Center) with 28%, Bilecik (City Center) with 20%, Nevşehir with 17% and Samsun (City Center) with 13%. For the same period, provincial and district centers having the maximum rate of decrease in PM compared to the previous October are; Aydın with 60%, Hatay (İskenderun) and Uşak with 50%, Bursa (City Center) and Sivas with 49%, Balıkesir with 45% and Kütahya with 44%.

According to the SO2 concentrations, obtained from the measurement stations in Ankara and İzmir provincial centers, İzmir (Bergama) district center, Target Limit Value (TLV), Short Term Limit Value (STL) and First Warning Level Limit Value (1. WLL) did not exceed in any measurement stations.

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  (1. WLL) did not exceed in any measurement stations in Ankara and İzmir provincial centers, İzmir (Bergama) and İzmir (Ödemiş) district centers.

Since the sulphurdioxide and particulate matter concentrations could not be measured in İstanbul in October 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 October of 2003
 

TABLE 2.


Average concentrations of sulphurdioxide (SO2) and particulate matter in provincial and district centers in descending order, the rate of change from the same month of the previous year, and the number of days exceeding the Short Term Limit Value in October of 2003.
 

TABLE 3.

Main indicators of sulphurdioxide (SO2) concentrations obtained from the measurement stations in provincial and district centers in October of 2003.

TABLE 4.

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

TABLE 5.

Main indicators of sulphurdioxide (SO2) concentrations obtained from the measurement stations in Ankara and İzmir provincial centers, İzmir (Bergama) district center in October 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 October of 2003.

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SOURCE: MINISTRY OF HEALTH