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Article
Evaluation of Air Quality in the City of Istanbul during the Years 2013 and 2015
Author(s)
Ayse Emel Onal, Osman Faruk Bayramlar, Elif Ezirmik, Bugra Taygun Gulle, Fatma Canatar, Dilan Calik, Dilber Deryol Nacar, Leyla Evin Aydin, Ahmet Baran and Zeynep Kirdi Harbawi
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DOI:10.17265/2162-5263/2017.09.004
Affiliation(s)
Department of Public Health, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul 34093, Turkey
ABSTRACT
Air pollution has been the most important health issue in recent years.
In this study, the aim was to evaluate the results of regular measurements of
air pollutants PM10 (Particulate Matter of 10 Microns in Diameter) and SO2 (Sulfur Dioxide) concentrations in the city of Istanbul by taking
the years 2013 and 2015 as a sample. The data were obtained through the website
http://www.havaizleme.gov.tr, which was published by the Administration of Marmara
Clean Air Center of Ministry of Environment and Urbanization in Turkey.
For the years 2013 and 2015, the mean SO2 concentration was 8.35 ± 6.04 and 10.60 ± 7.16 μg/m3. The mean PM10 concentration was 73.06 ± 30.63 μg/m3 for 2013 and 51.57 ± 18.84 μg/m3 for 2015. The acceptable upper limit values by
WHO (World Health Organization) for daily mean SO2 and PM10
concentrations respectively are 20 μg/m3 and 50 μg/m3. In
Istanbul, SO2 concentrations were above the upper limit values
recommended by WHO, but PM10 concentrations
during 2013 and 2015 were over the recommended limit values by WHO. As
the particulate matter pollution is at high concentrations during these two years, it has shown that air
pollution emerges as a problem awaiting solutions in Istanbul, where is
industrially intense, highly populated and also with high traffic density.
KEYWORDS
Istanbul, air pollution, PM10 (Particulate Matter of 10 Microns in Diameter), SO2 (Sulfur Dioxide).
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