Evaluation of air quality in Antalya province and investigation of the effect of forest fires in 2021

Air pollution, which is among the environmental problems; It has a field of influence globally as well as regional. The sources of air pollution in the atmosphere are known to be anthropogenic and natural resources. Pm (particulate matter), SO2, CO, NO2, O3 important pollutants, which are among the parameters that affect air quality and cause air pollution, exceed the upper limit of the air quality evaluation and management regulation that are still in force. depending on; It causes damages that negatively affect the health of living things, especially those in the sensitive group. According to the index created with the air quality standards applied in our country, pollutant concentrations in the air are classified and their effects and risks on living things are determined. Continuous monitoring atmospheric pollutant concentrations is important to maintain, improve and take the necessary measures. In this context, Antalya, which is one of the metropolitan cities of our country, has a population of 2.619.832 as of the end of 2021 and ranks fifth. It is one of the regions where the air pollution created by industrialization is not experienced as the capital of tourism, where agriculture is in the forefront and the industry is below the average of Turkey. It is thought that the air pollution caused by warming due to the lack of heating due to the lack of heating of the Mediterranean climate, which has a surface area of 20,177 km2, is thought to affect the air quality of forest fires in Manavgat on 28 July 2021 at 4 different points in Manavgat. For this reason, in this study; 8 stations placed in certain parts of the city belonging to the Ministry of Environment, Urbanism and Climate Change, especially based on the Manavgat district, using the hourly and daily measurement parameter data using Surfer program with Kriging method; In addition, meteorological data received from the General Directorate of Meteorology are compared with the fire period and the external period of temperature and humidity measurements, and it was aimed to evaluate the air quality of 2021.