TY - JOUR
T1 - Ground level ozone exposure and distribution over the historical Peninsula of Istanbul
AU - Karaca, Ferhat
AU - Öztürk, Zeynep
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Fatih University Scientific Research Projects Fund, project number P50080801-2. We greatly appreciate the contributions and help from the Directorate of Environmental Protection of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality.
Copyright:
Copyright 2018 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2012/1/1
Y1 - 2012/1/1
N2 - In this study, passive samplers were used to measure ozone exposure distribution maps over the historical peninsula of Istanbul, Turkey. The study area is partially important due to the presence of cultural and historical buildings and structures distributed all over the peninsula. Unesco's World Heritage list covers four zones located in this historical peninsula in Istanbul. It is necessary to evaluate the pollution distribution in high resolution to construct effective risk management strategies. For this purpose, 50sampling stations were installed within the study area. Three sampling campaigns within different seasons (summer, winter and fall) showing different ozone distribution characteristics were carried out. Seasonal measurements of ozone exposure values were used to obtain a yearly exposure level, which is an important part of risk characterization. Seasonal ozone exposure maps over the historical peninsula were obtained using Geographical Information Systems (GIS) based interpolation models with high resolution. Risk maps including five regions, based on ozone exposure levels were created. Structures and historical regions located within these risk zones were identified. Based on the defined exposure regions, we found that the Archaeological Park, one of the items on UNESCO's list, is located within the most risky region.
AB - In this study, passive samplers were used to measure ozone exposure distribution maps over the historical peninsula of Istanbul, Turkey. The study area is partially important due to the presence of cultural and historical buildings and structures distributed all over the peninsula. Unesco's World Heritage list covers four zones located in this historical peninsula in Istanbul. It is necessary to evaluate the pollution distribution in high resolution to construct effective risk management strategies. For this purpose, 50sampling stations were installed within the study area. Three sampling campaigns within different seasons (summer, winter and fall) showing different ozone distribution characteristics were carried out. Seasonal measurements of ozone exposure values were used to obtain a yearly exposure level, which is an important part of risk characterization. Seasonal ozone exposure maps over the historical peninsula were obtained using Geographical Information Systems (GIS) based interpolation models with high resolution. Risk maps including five regions, based on ozone exposure levels were created. Structures and historical regions located within these risk zones were identified. Based on the defined exposure regions, we found that the Archaeological Park, one of the items on UNESCO's list, is located within the most risky region.
KW - Cokriging
KW - Cultural heritage
KW - GIS maps
KW - Ground level ozone
KW - Passive sampling
KW - Spatial variations
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U2 - 10.1016/j.culher.2011.07.001
DO - 10.1016/j.culher.2011.07.001
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84856646005
VL - 13
SP - 69
EP - 76
JO - Journal of Cultural Heritage
JF - Journal of Cultural Heritage
SN - 1296-2074
IS - 1
ER -