Application of Statistical Distributions to PM10 Concentrations: Van, Türkiye

Air pollution is one of the most serious environmental pollution problems that adversely affect human health and the environment. Industrializing and frequent use of low-quality coals for heating purposes and incorrect combustion techniques may cause intense air pollution in the winter season. There...

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Main Author: Kübra Bağcı
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Van Yuzuncu Yıl University 2023-06-01
Series:Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi
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Online Access:https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/2812875
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description Air pollution is one of the most serious environmental pollution problems that adversely affect human health and the environment. Industrializing and frequent use of low-quality coals for heating purposes and incorrect combustion techniques may cause intense air pollution in the winter season. There are several studies on air quality employing different methods using various air pollutants (carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, ground-level ozone, and particle pollution) in the related literature. In this study PM_10 (concentration of 10 micrometers or smaller size of air pollutants) levels in Van province which is one of the most crowded provinces in Eastern Anatolia, Türkiye. Due to the fuels used for heating in Van, the air quality may be higher than limits set by regulations several times during the year. In this study, PM_10 levels of Van are modeled using lognormal, Weibull, and Gamma distributions. Information and goodness of fit criteria are used to compare their performance. In addition, predictions of exceedances are provided for the PM_10 concentration higher than given limits. According to the results, the Gamma distribution performed better than the other two distributions in modeling the PM_10 concentrations in Van and predicted the exceedances accurately.
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spelling doaj.art-36f57bf1ebb6486ea416f0db941939552024-02-13T12:12:17ZengVan Yuzuncu Yıl UniversityYüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi1302-68792822-31362023-06-0160879510.53568/yyusbed.12146371655Application of Statistical Distributions to PM10 Concentrations: Van, TürkiyeKübra Bağcı0VAN YÜZÜNCÜ YIL ÜNİVERSİTESİAir pollution is one of the most serious environmental pollution problems that adversely affect human health and the environment. Industrializing and frequent use of low-quality coals for heating purposes and incorrect combustion techniques may cause intense air pollution in the winter season. There are several studies on air quality employing different methods using various air pollutants (carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, ground-level ozone, and particle pollution) in the related literature. In this study PM_10 (concentration of 10 micrometers or smaller size of air pollutants) levels in Van province which is one of the most crowded provinces in Eastern Anatolia, Türkiye. Due to the fuels used for heating in Van, the air quality may be higher than limits set by regulations several times during the year. In this study, PM_10 levels of Van are modeled using lognormal, Weibull, and Gamma distributions. Information and goodness of fit criteria are used to compare their performance. In addition, predictions of exceedances are provided for the PM_10 concentration higher than given limits. According to the results, the Gamma distribution performed better than the other two distributions in modeling the PM_10 concentrations in Van and predicted the exceedances accurately.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/2812875anahtar kelimeler: hava kirliliğilognormal dağılımıtürkiyevanhava kirliliğilognormal dağılımıtürkiyevan.air pollutionlognormal distributionanahtar kelimeler: hava kirliliğilognormal dağılımıtürkiyevanhava kirliliğilognormal dağılımıtürkiyevan.air pollutionlognormal distributionanahtar kelimeler: hava kirliliğilognormal dağılımıtürkiyevanhava kirliliğilognormal dağılımıtürkiyevan.air pollutionlognormal distributionvan.air pollutionlognormal distributiontürkiyehava kirliliğilognormal dağılımıtürkiyevan.
spellingShingle Kübra Bağcı
Application of Statistical Distributions to PM10 Concentrations: Van, Türkiye
Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi
anahtar kelimeler: hava kirliliği
lognormal dağılımı
türkiye
van
hava kirliliği
lognormal dağılımı
türkiye
van.
air pollution
lognormal distribution
anahtar kelimeler: hava kirliliği
lognormal dağılımı
türkiye
van
hava kirliliği
lognormal dağılımı
türkiye
van.
air pollution
lognormal distribution
anahtar kelimeler: hava kirliliği
lognormal dağılımı
türkiye
van
hava kirliliği
lognormal dağılımı
türkiye
van.
air pollution
lognormal distribution
van.
air pollution
lognormal distribution
türkiye
hava kirliliği
lognormal dağılımı
türkiye
van.
title Application of Statistical Distributions to PM10 Concentrations: Van, Türkiye
title_full Application of Statistical Distributions to PM10 Concentrations: Van, Türkiye
title_fullStr Application of Statistical Distributions to PM10 Concentrations: Van, Türkiye
title_full_unstemmed Application of Statistical Distributions to PM10 Concentrations: Van, Türkiye
title_short Application of Statistical Distributions to PM10 Concentrations: Van, Türkiye
title_sort application of statistical distributions to pm10 concentrations van turkiye
topic anahtar kelimeler: hava kirliliği
lognormal dağılımı
türkiye
van
hava kirliliği
lognormal dağılımı
türkiye
van.
air pollution
lognormal distribution
anahtar kelimeler: hava kirliliği
lognormal dağılımı
türkiye
van
hava kirliliği
lognormal dağılımı
türkiye
van.
air pollution
lognormal distribution
anahtar kelimeler: hava kirliliği
lognormal dağılımı
türkiye
van
hava kirliliği
lognormal dağılımı
türkiye
van.
air pollution
lognormal distribution
van.
air pollution
lognormal distribution
türkiye
hava kirliliği
lognormal dağılımı
türkiye
van.
url https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/2812875
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