Table 2.

Average PM₁₀ concentrations during PLD, LDM, ALD periods, and the change of PM₁₀ concentrations during LDM and ALD with respect to PLD

	Average (PLD) (µg/m3)	Average (LDM) (µg/m3)	Rate of change (%)	Average (ALD) (µg/m3)	Rate of change (%)
Balıkesir	37.7	26.7	− 29	24.2	− 35
Bilecik	30.3	25.7	− 15	27.2	− 10
Bursa	66.7	40.6	− 30	40.9	− 30
Çanakkale	38.6	40.1	+ 3	42.6	+ 10
Edirne	54.1	43.1	− 20	62.2	+ 15
İstanbul	31.8	23.9	− 25	23.0	− 27
Kırklareli	48.1	36.4	− 24	40.5	− 15
Kocaeli	45.8	39.3	− 14	33.4	− 27
Sakarya	49.9	37.5	− 24	28.6	− 42
Tekirdağ	25.4	31.3	+ 22	23.3	− 8
Yalova	31.3	32.9	+ 6	33.0	+ 6