title: Evaluation of the impact of SO₂ and NO₂ emissions on the ambient air-quality in the Çan-Bayramiç region of northwest Turkey during 2007-2008.
abstract: The characterization and assessment of air-quality in this region are essential steps for the implementation of the "Clean Air Action Plan" as this is set by the Turkish Regulation on Ambient Air-Quality Assessment and Management. This study area intends to shed a light on use of modeling tools as an alternative method for the assessment of local atmospheric pollution and the determination of the importance of local emissions. This modeling approach can be also used for the consistent geographic representation of air-quality concentration as well as for assessing the future air-quality condition after the implementation of emission reduction measures in a certain area. With this article we evaluate the impact of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide emissions on the ambient air-quality in the Çan-Bayramiç region of Turkey. The emission rates of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide were calculated by using the CALPUFF model. The concentration of these pollutants had also been monitored at ten air-quality locations during 2007-2008 in the research area. The measured data were also utilized for testing the model performance. Results showed that the air-quality in this important rural region of Turkey can be evaluated effectively by using the current numerical modeling system.
authors.affiliation: TUBITAK Marmara Research Center, Environment Institute, 41470 Kocaeli, Turkey. nesimi.ozkurt@tubitak.gov.tr
authors.forename: Nesimi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ozkurt
authors.forename: Deniz
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sari
authors.forename: Nuray
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Akalin
authors.forename: Bilgin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hilmioglu
mesh_terms: D000388:Air / Q000032:analysis / Q000592:standards*; D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009585:Nitrogen Dioxide / Q000032:analysis*; D013458:Sulfur Dioxide / Q000032:analysis*; D014421:Turkey; D014887:Weather
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D013458:Sulfur Dioxide; D009585:Nitrogen Dioxide