Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Niğde Ömer Halisdemir Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi, cilt.12, sa.4, ss.1, 2023 (Hakemli Dergi)
In this study, the contribution of fuels (coal + natural gas) used for
residential heating in Kayseri city center to air pollution was
investigated. For this reason, the amount of emissions released to the
atmosphere was calculated by using the natural gas and coal data used in
the residences in the 5 (five) year period between 2015-2019 in the
province of Kayseri. In addition, the percentage contribution of both
residential heating and industrial point sources to air pollution in
terms of emissions was compared. The relationship between annual average
emission amounts and National Air Quality Monitoring Network data was
also revealed. During the 5 years period, the total amount of emissions
originating from the fuels used in residences and industries were 6171
tons for PM, 9049 tons for SO2, and 14179 tons for NOx. It has been
evaluated that the decrease in PM10 concentrations and the increase in
NOX concentrations from 2015 to 2019 may be related to the increase in
natural gas use in the city. When evaluated in terms of emission
amounts; it has been revealed that PM and SO2 are mostly released from
domestic sources, while NOXs are from industrial sources.