The Evaluation of Air Pollution and Meteorological Parameters in Ergene Basin Consist of Three Cities in Turkey

Abstract

Globally, the main anthropogenic air pollutants condense in city centers. The major source of urban air pollutions are traffic, industry and heating systems. The meteorological and topographical structures of cities and urban settlements are affected to air pollutants' dispersion, deposition and chemical conversion processes dramatically. The different air pollutants have negative effect on environment and human health. For each air pollutants' duration and other characteristics have different impact on human health. The aim of this study is examining and determining the relation of each other the temporal distribution of daily, monthly and seasonal SO2 and PM10 the mass concentrations in Ergene Basin. Ergene Basin, covering a wide area of the province consists of three cities named Tekirdag, Edirne and Kirklareli. The population of this area approximately is 3 million people and this population is under risk of different environmental pollution such as air pollution. During the working period, the average concentrations of SO2 and PM10 mass are monitored every 24 hour, these average concentrations are in order of 59,61 mu g/m3 and 68,97 mu g/m3. The concentrations of SO2 and PM10 are higher in winter season than the other months because in winter season the combustion of fossil fuel is high for heating. The highest average monthly concentration of SO2 is in February and for PM10 is in December. The lowest concentration is in July for both pollutants. The results show that how urban heating are contributed to increase in SO2 and PM10 concentration. According to result of this study SO2 and PM10 episodes are affected by meteorological parameters. While the relative humidity and clouded is directly proportional with PM10 episodes contrarily the temperature is inversely proportional with SO2 and PM10 episodes As a result of the analysis, it has been determined that meteorological parameters have effects on SO2 and PM10 episodes.