20.02.2001
SULPHURDIOXIDE (SO2) AND PARTICULATE
MATTER (SMOKE)
CONCENTRATIONS IN DECEMBER OF 2000
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 December of 2000.
According to the statement of the State Institute of Statistics,
provincial and district centers having the maximum sulphurdioxide concentrations
in December of 2000 are as follows in descending order; Kütahya, Burdur,
Denizli, Isparta and Çorum. For the same period, provincial and district
centers having the maximum particulate matter concentrations indescending
order stated as Kütahya, Zonguldak, Çorum, Sivas and Afyon.
Provincial and district centers having the maximum sulphurdioxide
(SO2) and particulate matter (smoke) concentrations in December of 2000
were given in the table
below.
|
PROVINCIAL AND DISTRICT CENTERS HAVING THE HIGHEST
SO2 CONCENTRATION IN DECEMBER OF 2000
|
µg/m³
|
PROVINCIAL AND DISTRICT CENTERS HAVING THE HIGHEST
SMOKE CONCENTRATION IN DECEMBER OF 2000
|
µg/m³
|
|
KÜTAHYA
|
372
|
KÜTAHYA
|
206
|
|
BURDUR
|
207
|
ZONGULDAK
|
163
|
|
DENİZLİ
|
191
|
ÇORUM
|
152
|
|
ISPARTA
|
187
|
SİVAS
|
148
|
|
ÇORUM
|
171
|
AFYON
|
147
|
|
KIRŞEHİR
|
170
|
KONYA
|
147
|
|
AĞRI
|
157
|
KAYSERİ
|
146
|
|
AFYON
|
156
|
DENİZLİ
|
142
|
|
UŞAK
|
155
|
DİYARBAKIR
|
139
|
|
DİYARBAKIR
|
138
|
BURDUR
|
129
|
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 December of 2000 compared to the previous
December are; Sinop with 325%, Yozgat with 41%, Isparta with 40%, Ağrı
with 27% and Burdur with 18%. For the same period provincial and district
centers, having the maximum rate of decrease in SO2 concentration compared
to the previous December, are; Konya with 79%, Bolu (City Center) with
71%, Balıkesir with 67%, Kayseri with 51% and Gaziantep with 43%.
Provincial and district centers, having the maximum rate of increase
in particulate matter concentration in December of 2000 compared to the
previous December are; Samsun (City Center) with 106%, Malatya with 32%,
Kütahya with 30%, Nevşehir with 29% and Ağrı with 23%. For the same period,
provincial and district centers, having the maximum rate of decrease in
PM compared to the previous December are; Bolu (City Center) with 82%,
Yozgat with 64%, Rize with 53%, Gaziantep with 48% and Eskişehir with 44%.
According to the SO2 concentrations, obtained from
the measurement stations, in December of 2000, Target Limit Value (TLV)
excedded in Bahçelievler, Cebeci, Çankaya, Küçükesat and Sıhhiye in Ankara
on the other hand TLV did not exceed in measurement stations in İzmir (City
Center) and İzmir (Ödemiş). Short Term Limit Value (STL) and First Warning
Level Limit Value (1. WLL) did not exceed in the measurement stations in
Ankara, İzmir (City Center) and İzmir (Ödemiş).
For the same period, according to the particulate matter concentrations,
obtained from the measurement stations, TLV excedded in all measurement
stations except for Bahçelievler in Ankara on the other hand TLV did not
exceeded in any measurement stations in İzmir. STL exceeded in Cebeci,
Küçükesat and Yenidoğan but STL did not exceeded in any measurement stations
in İzmir (City Center). 1. WLL did not exceed in any measurement stations
in Ankara and İzmir (City Center).
Since the sulphurdioxide and particulate matter concentrations could
not be measured in İstanbul in December of 2000, 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 December of 2000
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 period of the previous year, and the number
of days exceeding the Short Term Limit Value in December of 2000
TABLE 3.
Main indicators of sulphurdioxide (SO2) concentrations
obtained from the measurement stations in provincial and district centers
in December of 2000
TABLE 4.
Main indicators of particulate matter (smoke) concentrations obtained
from the measurement stations in provincial and district centers in December
of 2000
TABLE 5.
Main indicators of sulphurdioxide (SO2) concentrations
obtained from the measurement stations in Ankara and İzmir provincial centers
and and İzmir (Ödemiş) district center in December of 2000
TABLE 6.
Main indicators of particulate matter concentrations obtained from
the measurement stations in Ankara and İzmir provincial centers in December
of 2000
Source:
MINISTRY OF HEALTH