Abstract
In this study, the seasonal variation, transport routes, and potential source areas of PM10 in the central district of Kirklareli (Turkey) were investigated. It was determined that PM10 concentrations had the highest seasonal average value in autumn and the lowest seasonal average value in spring. Cumulative distributions of PM10 concentrations data set were examined. In order to determine the air mass source and transport routes, the backward trajectories of the air masses obtained by using the hybrid single-particle Lagrangian integrated trajectory (HYSPLIT) model were run and cluster analysis, which is one of the multivariate statistical analyses, was performed. Cluster analysis results revealed that there are five main clusters affecting the receptor site in all four seasons. By defining the PM10 concentrations data as an input to the potential source contribution function (PSCF) model, the probable locations of potential source areas were identified. It has been observed that there are obvious seasonal differences in the potential source areas of PM10. High PSCF values were observed especially in Greece and the Mediterranean during the winter and especially in Albania and Greece during the spring. While high PSCF values were observed especially in the Anatolian side of Istanbul, Kocaeli, Sakarya, and the Black Sea coasts of these regions during the summer, they were observed especially in İzmir and Balikesir during the autumn.
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The data analyzed in this study were obtained from the Air Quality Monitoring Station of Republic of Turkey Ministry of Environment and Urbanization (https://sim.csb.gov.tr/STN/STN_Report/StationDataDownloadNew).
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Oruc, I. Transport routes and potential source areas of PM10 in Kirklareli, Turkey. Environ Monit Assess 194, 104 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-022-09772-5
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