Mustafa Odabasi

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• Ph.D.
• Professor (Full) at Dokuz Eylül University

Atmospheric concentrations of eleven organophosphate esters (OPEs) were measured in an urban area in Izmir, Turkey to explore their phase partitioning. Octanol-air partition coefficients (KOA) and vapor pressures (PL) of the OPEs were also measured as a function of temperature. Average Σ11OPE gas-phase concentrations were 1.77 ± 0.84 and 4.00 ± 1.7...

A new passive sampling method was developed and characterized to measure atmospheric volatile methyl siloxanes (VMS). The infrastructure of a commercial passive air sampler (PAS) was used along with XAD-2 resin as the adsorbent. Experimental sampling rates (SR) determined using collocated active and passive samplers ranged between 0.0363 (L5) and 0...

Detrimental effects of mercury (Hg) on ecosystems and human health have been well-documented. Whereas emissions of gaseous elemental mercury (GEM) from e-waste recycling have been reported in developed countries, much less is known about the situation in the Global South. Using a total of 132 passive air samplers, seasonally resolved concentrations...

The areal distributions of the soil organochlorine pesticide (OCP) levels were investigated at adjacent and surrounding sites of the obsolete pesticide stockpile warehouse in Kocaeli, Türkiye. OCP levels in soil at neighboring sampling locations (positioned at 0.4 to 3 km from the stockpile) varied from 0.4 to 9 µg/kg and 4.2 to 2226 µg/kg (dry wei...

The global increase in electronic waste (e-waste) has led to a rise in informal recycling, emitting hazardous heavy metals (HMs) that threaten human health and ecosystems. This study presents the first comprehensive assessment of HM levels in dry deposition and soils at proximity of forty (40) informal e-waste recycling sites across Pakistan, betwe...

E-waste, a global environmental concern, particularly affects developing nations due to the rise in informal recycling practices. This leads to contamination of environmental matrices, posing threats to both ecosystems and human health. To assess this issue, we monitored brominated flame retardants (BFRs) in 164 samples (soil) from 32 informal e-wa...

Polyurethane foam passive air samplers (PUF-PAS) are the most common type of passive air sampler used for a range of semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs), including regulated persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and emerging contaminants (e.g., novel flame retardants, phthalates, current-use pesticide...

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus and has been affecting the world since the end of 2019. The disease led to significant mortality and morbidity in Turkey, since the first case was reported on March 11th, 2020. Studies suggest a positive association between air pollution and SARS-CoV-2 infection. The aim of the p...

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus and has been affecting the world since the end of 2019. Turkey is severely affected with the first case being reported on March 11 th 2020. Ambient particulate matter (PM) samples in various size ranges were collected from 13 sites including urban and urban background locations a...

Linear and cyclic volatile methylsiloxanes (VMS) are Si and O containing organic compounds that are increasingly subject to scientific studies in recent years. They are used as solvents and coating materials in personal care products, cleaning materials and industrial applications. In this study, it was aimed to investigate the spatial variations o...

The gaseous and PM10 emissions of a piston-engine aircraft during ground operations at different engine states (six engine speed points and three air/fuel mixtures) representing certain flight phases were concurrently measured from the exhaust duct. PM10 emissions were sampled on a 47 mm-diameter polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) filter in order to be...

Total of 69 volatile organic compounds (VOCs) including both biogenic (isoprene, monoterpenes and oxygenated compounds) and anthropogenic ones were investigated in Bolu plateau by passive sampling technique. The main objective of this study was to determine spatial distributions, seasonal variations and possible sources for a wide variety of VOCs....

Kütahya city, a thermal power plant (TPPs) affected region of Turkey, has serious air quality problems like similar industrial regions of the world due to the emissions from three closely-located coal-fired TPPs, residential coal combustion along with the contribution of several industrial stacks. The organic chemical speciation of ambient size-seg...

To study the intraday and interday patterns and possible sources of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), 6-h active sampling was performed in April, May, June, July, and August 2017 and in January 2018 in a semi-urban site in Bolu, Turkey. Totally 69 VOCs having biogenic (BVOCs, i.e., isoprene, monoterpenes and oxygenated VOCs) and anthropogenic orig...

Linear and cyclic volatile methylsiloxanes (VMS) are Si and O containing organic compounds that are increasingly subject to scientific studies in recent years. They are used as solvents and coating materials in personal care products, cleaning materials and industrial applications.In this study, it was aimed to investigate the spatial variations of...

Passive sampling provides a cost-effective way to do simultaneous sampling of specific species in rural, regional and global scales. In this study, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) were collected on Tenax-TA tubes during two-week periods in winter () passive sampling campaigns in Bolu plateau. Samples were analyzed using Thermal Desorption Gas Chr...

Atmosphere includes numerous volatile organic compounds (VOCs) which have biogenic and/or anthropogenic origin. VOCs may have adverse effects on human health and ecosystem. The main objective of this study was to examine concentrations, temporal variations and possible sources of VOCs. VOCs were collected in April, in May, in June, in July, in Augu...

There are numerous studies regarding air pollution caused by aviation activity. However, since these studies have generally focused on aircraft using jet engines, many research areas of environmental impacts of general aviation aircraft have remained uncovered. However, there is also a need for understanding of the general aviation's emissions. For...

In light of growing concern and insufficient knowledge on the negative impact of aircraft emissions on environmental health, this study strives to investigate the air burden of major and trace elements caused by general aviation, piston-engine, and turboprop aircraft, within the vicinity of Eskisehir Hasan Polatkan Airport (Eskisehir, Turkey). The...

Spatial variations and sources of atmospheric pollution by measuring of 48 major and trace elements were determined in Iskenderun industrial region using tree components samples (pine needle, bark, branch, stem and litter) and soil samples taken from 21 industrial sites and 6 background sites. The highest elemental concentrations were found at indu...

The objective of this study was to explore particulate matter (PM) <10 μm (PM10) emissions of a piston-engine aircraft under different speed points and fuel mixtures. Collected directly from the exhaust duct, PM10 concentrations at the filters reveal different profiles and ranges between 14.1 and 68.7 mg⋅m−3 depending on engine speed and mixture. A...

In this study, polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) levels in soil were studied for a whole year in highly industrialized region of Turkey (Dilovasi) at 23 sampling sites. Σ8PBDE concentrations were between 0.15 and 286 μg kg⁻¹ and the overall average concentration was 14.45 ± 25.07 μg kg⁻¹ (average ± SD). BDE-209 was the most abundant compound....

Even though the outdoor air pollution and its major component Particulate Matter (PM) are recently classified as human carcinogen, attempts to elucidate the underlying mechanisms of PM toxicity are still crucial and continuing with in vitro approaches in various environmental circumstances. Present study investigated the genotoxicity (Comet assay)...

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) were investigated in ambient air of a highly industrialized region at 23 different sampling sites for 12 months. Total concentrations of 8 PBDE congeners (Σ8PBDE) were found to be between 5.73 and 520 pg m-3 (94.7±78.9; average±SD) and BDE-209 was the predominant congener, followed by BDE-47 and/or BDE-99. The...

In this study, the removal of volatile organic compounds (VOC) and odor emissions in odorant gasses by ozonation were investigated. Poultry litter, fish feed and sewage sludge were used as odor sources. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) were measured by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and odor concentrations were determined by an olfac...

A field study was performed in a rural tunnel to determine pollutant concentrations, sources and on road vehicle emission factors (EFs) of particulate matter, trace metals, elemental carbon (EC), organic carbon (OC), benzene, toluene, ethyl benzene and xylenes (BTEX), and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).Emission factors (EFs) for polychlori...

In this study, the concentrations of volatile organic compounds (VOC) including biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOC) were determined using passive sampling method in Bolu (1500 km2 area). Passive sampling was carried out during two weeks period (28th January – 12th February) in the sampling points that were determined by considering pollution...

In Aliağa region, 23 soil samples (20 industrial, 3 rural) and 3 filter dust samples from scrap processing iron-steel plants with electric arc furnaces (EAFs) were taken from different points in order to determine the spatial distribution of trace element levels in the soil and the contribution of iron and steel industries to these levels. Samples...

After emerging adverse environmental and health effects, most flame retardant (FR) compounds were prohibited and restricted in many parts of the world which have been widely produced and used since about 50 years. Legal regulations for these conventional FRs have led to burst of organophosphate flame retardants (PFRs) as alternative FRs. Nowadays P...

Odorous gases are released during the production in many industries cause problems in the facilities and nearby residential areas. Major activities that cause odor problem are, leather, brewery, yeast industries, poultry farming, waste water treatment facilities and rendering facilities. Commonly used methods for odor removal are scrubbing with sol...

Concurrent coastal seawater (n = 22), sediment (n = 22), and atmospheric samples (n = 10) were collected in the Aliaga industrial region, Turkey, to explore the spatial variation, sources, and air-seawater exchange of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Seawater Σ16PAH concentrations (particle + dissolved)...

Atmospheric and concurrent soil samples were collected during winter and summer of 2014 at 41 sites in Kutahya, Turkey to investigate spatial and seasonal variations, sources, air-soil exchange, and associated carcinogenic risks of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). The highest atmospheric and soil concent...

Ambient concentrations of nitrogen dioxide (NO2), sulfur dioxide (SO2), ozone (O3) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) were measured at several locations in Kütahya, a severely polluted city and also characterized as a thermal power plant city, in Turkey. Two-week extensive passive sampling campaigns were carried out in summer and winter at 108 s...

Semi-volatile organic compounds were monitored over a whole year, by collection of gas and particle phases every sixth day at a suburban site in Izmir, Turkey. Annual mean concentrations of 32 polychlorinated biphenyls (∑32PCBs) and 14 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (∑14PAHs) were 348 pg/m3 and 36 ng/m3, respectively, while it was 273 pg/m3 for e...

The Henry's law constant (H) is a crucial variable to investigate the air-water exchange of persistent organic pollutants. H values for 32 polychlorinated naphthalene (PCN) congeners were measured using an inert gas-stripping technique at five temperatures ranging between 5 and 35 °C. H values in deionized water (at 25 °C) varied between 0.28 ± 0.0...

Polychlorinated naphthalene (PCN) emissions of scrap iron processing steel plants were explored by measuring concentrations in stack gases of five plants, in the atmosphere (n = 11) at a site close to those plants, and in soil at several sites in the region (n = 40) in Aliaga, Izmir, Turkey. Observed stack-gas Σ32PCN levels from the plants without...

Spatial distributions of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) were investigated in Iskenderun industrial region in Turkey. POP concentrations were measured in different tree components (i.e., pine needle, branch, bark, and stem) collected at several industrial and background sites (n = 27). Also, air, litter, and soil samples were analyzed to deter...

Concentrations of several polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) were measured in precipitation (n = 33) at a suburban site in Izmir, Turkey. Total (dissolved + particle) volume weighted mean (VWM) concentrations for Σ16PAHs, Σ18PCBs, Σ1...

It was recently shown that a substantial amount of carbon tetrachloride (CCl 4) is formed in chlorine-bleach-containing household products as a result of reactions of sodium hypochlorite with organic product components. Use of these household products results in elevated indoor air CCl 4 concentrations. CCl 4 in several chlorine-bleach-containing h...

Compositions of biogenic volatile organic compound (BVOC) emissions from seven endemic tree species (Troy Fir, Uludag Fir, Cilician Fir, Oriental Sweetgum, Boz Pirnal Oak, Ispir Oak and Vulcanic Oak) in Turkey were determined. Field samplings were carried out in the forested areas using a specific dynamic enclosure system during the summers of 2011...

Source apportionment has most often been applied to a time series of data collected at a single site. However, in a complex airshed where there are multiple sources, it may be helpful to collect samples from multiple sites to ensure that some of them have low contributions from specific sources such that edges can be properly defined. In this study...

Surface seawater and coastal sediment samples were collected concurrently at 22 sampling sites during two sampling periods in the Aliaga industrial region, Turkey. In the study area there are two major bays, with many ports belonging to a petrochemical plant, a petroleum refinery, scrap steel production plants, and a fertilizer plant. Samples were...

Source apportionment is generally applied to a time series of pollutant concentrations measured at a single site. However, in a complex airshed having multiple pollutant sources, it may be helpful to collect samples from several sites to ensure that some of them have low contributions from specific sources. Ambient air samples (n = 160) were collec...

Atmospheric bulk deposition (wet + dry deposition) samples (n = 40) were collected concurrently at ten sites in four seasons between June 2009 and April 2010 in the Aliaga heavily industrialized region, Turkey, containing a number of significant air pollutant sources. Analyses of trace elements were carried out using inductively coupled plasma-mass...

Topsoil samples (n = 40) were collected from a heavily industrialized region in Turkey. The region includes several scrap processing iron–steel plants with electric arc furnaces (EAFs), a petroleum refinery, a petrochemical complex, steel rolling mills, a natural gas-fired power plant, ship-breaking yards and very dense transportation activities. T...

Biogenic volatile organic compound (BVOC) emissions from thirty-eight tree species (twenty broad leaved and eighteen coniferous) grown in Turkey were measured. BVOC samples were collected with a specialized dynamic enclosure technique in forest areas where these tree species are naturally grown. In this method, the branches were enclosed in transpa...