Winter season SO2 measurements in Bursa and comparison with rural and urban area values
Turkish Journal of Engineering and Environmental Sciences, cilt.25, sa.4, ss.279-287, 2001 (Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 25 Sayı: 4
- Basım Tarihi: 2001
- Dergi Adı: Turkish Journal of Engineering and Environmental Sciences
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.279-287
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Air pollution, Bursa, Rural area, Sulfur dioxide, Urban area
- Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Sulfur dioxide (SO2) is known to be one of the combustion end products of sulfur containing fossil fuels. In particular, cities with heavy industrial activities have high levels of SO2 concentrations. In this study, SO2 measurements were carried out in the city center of Bursa and on the campus of Uludaǧ University, which is a semi-rural area. Unlike the campus, the city center is highly populated and its vicinity is heavily industrialized. Daily SO2 values were obtained by computing the averages of the half hourly integrated measurements. Sulfur dioxide samples were collected in January, February and March in order to represent the winter season. Data were gathered during 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999. Data from the first three years represent the city of Bursa while the data from 1999 represent the Uludaǧ University campus. The average of the data from 1996, 1997 and 1998 gave an SO2 concentration of 189.5 ± 48.3 pg/ma3. On the other hand, the average the data from 1999 gave a concentration of 18.1 ± 7.9 μ/m3. These values were compared to each other, to the standards, and to the other measured values from Turkey and the rest of the world.