@article{article_1455598, title={Evaluation of Air Quality (PM10 and SO2) Parameters: Example of Central Anatolia Region}, journal={Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi Fen ve Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi}, volume={6}, pages={255–271}, year={2024}, DOI={10.47112/neufmbd.2024.47}, author={Kunt, Fatma and Özkan, Ahmet}, keywords={Air Quality, Air pollution, Central Anatolia Region, Sulfur dioxide}, abstract={Air pollution, which significantly affects living life and environmental balance and is one of the main causes of global climate change, is an important environmental problem today. As the effects of air pollution reach worldwide levels, the sources that cause air pollution are also subject to more research. In parallel with the rapidly increasing world population, the consumption of resources for energy has also increased. Due to population growth and the needs of the industrial area, air pollution is increasing day by day and all nature (living and inanimate) is negatively affected by this. Pollution in Türkiye’s air is caused by high levels of heating, industry and transportation. However, it is known that pollution increases even more during the winter period due to side factors. In this study, PM10 and SO2 concentrations of five provinces in the Central Anatolia region, namely Niğde, Nevşehir, Konya, Kayseri and Karaman, were evaluated between 2017 and 2021. Annual PM10 concentration values obtained during the measurement period vary between 23-88 µg/m3, and SO2 concentration values vary between 7-31 µg/m3. When the results are evaluated, it is seen that the SO2 values of five provinces are below the limit values, but the PM10 values exceed the limit values. It has been determined that PM10 levels have a serious share in air pollution, especially in the winter months.}, number={2}, publisher={Necmettin Erbakan University}