Assessment of ambient air quality in Eskisehir, Turkey

Oezden O., Doegeroglu T., Kara S.

ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL, vol.34, no.5, pp.678-687, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 34 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.envint.2007.12.016
  • Journal Name: ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.678-687
  • Keywords: urban air quality, emission inventory, air pollutants (sulphur dioxide, particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide, ozone, volatile organic carbons), active/passive sampling, continuous monitoring, NITROGEN-DIOXIDE, POLLUTION PREVENTION, SULFUR-DIOXIDE, LARGE CITIES, URBAN, SAMPLER, HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT, DEVICE, OZONE
  • Anadolu University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This paper presents an assessment of air quality of the city Eskisehir, located 230 km southwest to the capital of Turkey. Only five of the major air pollutants, most studied worldwide and available for the region, were considered for the assessment. Available sulphur dioxide (SO2), particulate matter (PM), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), ozone (O-3), and non-methane volatile organic carbons (NMVOCs) data from local emission inventory studies provided relative source contributions of the selected pollutants to the region.