Title: Characterisation of pollutant sources in Istanbul with PM₁₀ and EU directives

Authors: Kadir Alp, Muge Komurcu

Addresses: Department of Environmental Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Maslak 34469, Istanbul, Turkey. ' Department of Environmental Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Maslak 34469, Istanbul, Turkey

Abstract: Air pollution is globally significant because pollutants not only affect their source region, but also through transport they can affect other regions. The purpose of this study is to show the stand point of Turkey for EU directives. Sampling days that exceed PM₁₀ limit values of EU PM₁₀ restrictions are chosen as episode days for this research (PM₁₀ > 150 μg/m³). Two test cases representative of summer and winter are investigated in terms of stability conditions and synoptic fields. Considering these fields, the dominant phenomenon in generating pollution is defined as either the local sources contribution or the transport processes.

Keywords: air pollution; episode days; PM10; Istanbul; Turkey; EU directives; European Union; environmental pollution; air quality.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEP.2009.028685

International Journal of Environment and Pollution, 2009 Vol.39 No.3/4, pp.204 - 212

Published online: 23 Sep 2009 *

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