To control air quality, the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization has established limit values through the Regulation on Air Quality Assessment and Management and the Regulation on the Control of Industrial Air Pollution, and efforts have been initiated to comply with these limit values.

Pollutants resulting from activities carried out from area sources (such as quarries, mines, tank fields, storage areas, etc.) without chimney outlets are considered as “immission.”

If the production, processing, transportation, etc., of dusty materials are carried out at the facility, PM10 measurements should be conducted.

If the result of the mass flow calculation conducted with the emission factors provided in Annex-12 of the SKHKKY, based on the facility’s capacity, does not exceed the limit values given in Annex-2 Table 2.1 of the SKHKKY, then in accordance with paragraph 4 of subparagraph h of Annex-2, “settling dust measurement should be carried out at least at 2 (two) measurement points within the facility inspection area, taking into account the prevailing wind direction.” If the mass flow result exceeds the limit value, air quality modeling should be conducted, and the Contribution Values to Air Pollution should be calculated. Based on the distribution map of the pollutant parameters, measurement points are determined. The measurement period consists of two measurements, each lasting one month, for a total of 2 (two) months. The values found monthly are divided by the number of days to calculate the average settling dust amount per day. If the measurement results exceed the limit values given in Annex-2 Table 2.2, the facility can operate by continuously monitoring air quality with measurement devices within the facility’s impact area, provided that the air quality contribution values do not exceed 60% of the air quality limit values given in Table 2.2.

If the Passive Sampling Method is used in air quality measurements, at least 4 passive sampling points are selected for a period of 2 (two) months in the inspection area where the Contribution Value to Air Quality calculated according to the modeling results is highest.

If the mass flows of the total pollutant parameters generated from the chimneys during the operational phase at the facility exceed the limit values given in Annex-2 Table 2.1 of the SKHKKY, Air Quality Measurements must be conducted.

The principles set out in the Regulation on Air Quality Assessment and Management, published in the Official Gazette dated 6/6/2008 and numbered 26898, are considered in the air pollution measurements required around the facility. In the measurement of air pollution within the facility’s impact area, the principles outlined in Annex-2 of the SKHKKY are taken into account.

As Testmer Test and Measurement Services, an authorized laboratory by TÜRKAK and the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization, we perform immission/air quality measurements as specified in the scope of the

We also conduct short- and long-term modeling studies according to internationally accepted models as specified in the regulation.