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AIR POLLUTION – MONITORING MODELLING AND HEALTH

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Air Pollution in Mega Cities: A Case Study of Istanbul 83<br />

Megacity Lat ; Lon<br />

Mexico<br />

City<br />

(MEX)<br />

Moscow<br />

(RUS)<br />

Mumbai<br />

(IND)<br />

Popul.<br />

(million)<br />

Area<br />

(km 2 )<br />

19°26′N; 99°08′W 21,1 1,485<br />

55°45′N 37°37′E 16.0 1,081<br />

18°58′N; 72°49′E 23.0 603<br />

New<br />

York City 40°43′N;74°00′W 19.0 1,214<br />

(USA)<br />

Osaka<br />

(JPN)<br />

34°41′N; 135°30′E 16.6 222<br />

Climate Type<br />

Major<br />

Critical Air<br />

Emission<br />

Quality<br />

Source(s)<br />

Parameters<br />

Subtropical high<br />

Motor vehicles<br />

land<br />

Humid<br />

continental<br />

Tropical wet<br />

and dry<br />

Humid<br />

subtropical<br />

Humid<br />

subtropical<br />

Western<br />

Paris (F) 48° 51′ N;02° 21′ E 11.8 14,518 European<br />

oceanic climate<br />

Tropical<br />

Rio de<br />

savanna climate<br />

Janeiro 22°54′S; 43°11′W 14.4 4,557<br />

/ tropical<br />

(BR)<br />

monsoon<br />

Sao Paulo<br />

(BR)<br />

Seoul<br />

(KR)<br />

Shanghai<br />

(CN)<br />

Tehran<br />

(IRN)<br />

23°33′S;46°38′W 22.0 7,944<br />

37°34′N;126°58′E 25.0 605<br />

31°12′N; 121°30′E 24.7 6,340<br />

35°41′N ;51°25′E 13.4 1,274<br />

Table 1. List of megacities and their characteristics.<br />

Monsooninfluenced<br />

humid<br />

subtropical<br />

climate<br />

Humid<br />

subtropical /<br />

humid<br />

continental<br />

climate<br />

Humid<br />

subtropical<br />

Semiarid<br />

continental<br />

PM 10 ,<br />

O 3 ,BC<br />

(soot), NO 2<br />

Motor vehicles,<br />

SO 2 , PM 10 ,<br />

Industry, Power<br />

NO 2 , CO<br />

generation<br />

Industry, Motor<br />

vehicles, Power<br />

plants, PM 10 , PAH,<br />

Domestic, land hazardeous<br />

fill open chemicals<br />

burning, road<br />

dust<br />

Motor vehicles PM 2.5 , O 3<br />

Motor vehicles<br />

Motor vehicles<br />

PM 10 ,<br />

PM 2.5 , NO 2 ,<br />

O 3<br />

PM 10 ,<br />

PM 2.5 , O 3 ,<br />

NO 2<br />

Motor vehicles PM 10 , NO2<br />

Industry, Motor<br />

vehicles<br />

Motor vehicles<br />

Industry, Motor<br />

vehicles, Dust<br />

transport<br />

Industry, Motor<br />

vehicles<br />

PM 10 ,<br />

BC,O 3<br />

PM 10 , NO 2 ,<br />

O 3<br />

PM 10 , NO 2<br />

CO, NO 2 ,<br />

PM 10

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