The effects and causes of air pollution in Batman
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2017
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Bitlis Eren Üniversitesi
Erişim Hakkı
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Özet
In our metropolitan areas, air pollution may occur especially in winter due to dense and irregular
urbanization, increasing motor vehicles usage, irregular industrialization, low-quality fuel use,
topographical and meteorological conditions etc. This study was carried out to determine the quality of
air at the city center of Batman, Europe's dirtiest 2nd City, according to the World Health Organization
(WHO) air pollution report and to investigate the causes of air pollution. SO2 and PM10 concentrations
were taken as air quality parameters from Batman Governorship Provincial Directorate of Environment
and Urbanization to examine the air quality. The data obtained were compared with other countries’
standards and a solution to improve air quality was identified. The average annual temperature is 16 °C
and the amount of precipitation is 750-1000 millimeters and Mediterranean climate characteristics are
observed in Batman. There exists an Air Quality Measurement Device in Batman Province, which is
located in the parking lot of Batman Governorship. During the day, every half an hour data is obtained
and parameters of sulfur dioxide (SO2) and particulate matter (PM10) are measured by the air pollution
monitoring station. The obtained data show that the average value of PM is 91,8μg/m3 which is exceeding
EU and Turkey limit values based on yearly averages of 2015. The annual mean value of SO2 was found
to be 7,08μg/m3 but in winter it increased to 23 μg/m3 with the start of the warm-up season in addition to
refineries. Increases in PM10value to 131 μg/m3
in the winter season, causes to reach the potential that
create risks on public health. In this city built on the low altitude plains of Batman, inadequate air
circulation cannot disperse and dilute pollutant factors. It has been observed that PM10 value increases
with asphalt plants, refineries, traffic and dust coming from the Syrian territory. In order for the city to
have clean and healthy air, problems related to heating must be solved. The use of natural gas should be
encouraged instead of coal. Amount of the green areas which are famous to produce oxygen should be
increased in the city. And in new urban planning, meteorological factors especially wind speed and
direction should be taken into account.
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Air Pollution, Air Quality, Batman, PM10, SO2
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Karakaya, H., Kallioğlu, M.A., Avcı, A.S., Ercan, U., Kıstak, C. (2017). The effects and causes of air pollution in Batman. International Conference on Multidisciplinary, Engineering, Science, Education and Technology (IMESET’17), 27-29 October 2017, Bitlis, Turkey
