Determining the Factors Affecting Air Quality in Marmara, Turkey, and Assessing it Using Air Quality Indices
Air pollution due to anthropogenic activities is currently one of the most important problems faced worldwide. This study aimed to determine the associations between air quality and spatial, meteorological, and anthropogenic factors while evaluating air quality using the air stress index (ASI) and...
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| description | Air pollution due to anthropogenic activities is currently one of the most important problems faced worldwide. This study aimed to
determine the associations between air quality and spatial, meteorological, and anthropogenic factors while evaluating air quality
using the air stress index (ASI) and the daily air quality (DAQx) scale. The annual mean levels of CO, NOx, O3, PM 2.5, PM10 and
SO2 in the region were 718.6, 39.5, 44.4, 25.5, 51.3, and 9.9 μg/m3
, respectively. While anthropogenic variables mostly affected NOx
(r=0.56 to 0.64) and O3 (r=-0.34 to 0.64), meteorological (r=-0.38 to 0.45) and spatial factors (r=-0.41 to -0.65) mostly affected
particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10). CO and SO2, on the other hand, were affected by all types of variables at varying directions
and rates. The mean ASI and DAQx values of 2.1 and 4.3 indicated that the air quality in the region exhibited distinct air stress and
sufficient air quality, respectively. The findings and outcomes could contribute to understanding and evaluating the air quality in the
region and could be used as a base for further studies. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b012add5ea264737aa7e0e558462a9ff2025-02-03T03:12:14ZengArtvin Coruh UniversityDoğal Afetler ve Çevre Dergisi2528-96402022-07-0182 383395https://doi.org/10.21324/dacd.1081167Determining the Factors Affecting Air Quality in Marmara, Turkey, and Assessing it Using Air Quality IndicesIsmet Yener0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6998-9791Kazım Onur Demirarslan1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1023-7584Artvin Coruh University, Department of Forestry, 08000, ArtvinArtvin Coruh University, Department of Environmental Engineering, 08000, ArtvinAir pollution due to anthropogenic activities is currently one of the most important problems faced worldwide. This study aimed to determine the associations between air quality and spatial, meteorological, and anthropogenic factors while evaluating air quality using the air stress index (ASI) and the daily air quality (DAQx) scale. The annual mean levels of CO, NOx, O3, PM 2.5, PM10 and SO2 in the region were 718.6, 39.5, 44.4, 25.5, 51.3, and 9.9 μg/m3 , respectively. While anthropogenic variables mostly affected NOx (r=0.56 to 0.64) and O3 (r=-0.34 to 0.64), meteorological (r=-0.38 to 0.45) and spatial factors (r=-0.41 to -0.65) mostly affected particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10). CO and SO2, on the other hand, were affected by all types of variables at varying directions and rates. The mean ASI and DAQx values of 2.1 and 4.3 indicated that the air quality in the region exhibited distinct air stress and sufficient air quality, respectively. The findings and outcomes could contribute to understanding and evaluating the air quality in the region and could be used as a base for further studies.http://dacd.artvin.edu.tr/tr/download/article-file/2283182correlation analysisair stress indexdaily air quality indexair pollution |
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| title | Determining the Factors Affecting Air Quality in Marmara, Turkey, and Assessing it Using Air Quality Indices |
| title_full | Determining the Factors Affecting Air Quality in Marmara, Turkey, and Assessing it Using Air Quality Indices |
| title_fullStr | Determining the Factors Affecting Air Quality in Marmara, Turkey, and Assessing it Using Air Quality Indices |
| title_full_unstemmed | Determining the Factors Affecting Air Quality in Marmara, Turkey, and Assessing it Using Air Quality Indices |
| title_short | Determining the Factors Affecting Air Quality in Marmara, Turkey, and Assessing it Using Air Quality Indices |
| title_sort | determining the factors affecting air quality in marmara turkey and assessing it using air quality indices |
| topic | correlation analysis air stress index daily air quality index air pollution |
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