183 Tons of Coal That Didn't Meet the Criteria Was Taken Out of the Province in Antalya

Antalya Metropolitan Municipality continues its coal inspections uninterruptedly in order to protect public and environmental health and improve air quality.

Within the scope of the studies carried out in line with the Regulation on the Control of Air Pollution Resulting from Heating and the decisions of the Provincial Local Environmental Board, the coals brought to Antalya are checked at the analysis center located at the entrance of Akdeniz Industrial Site. In the analyses, the calorie, sulfur, moisture and volatile matter values ​​of the coals are examined. Coal that does not meet the specified criteria is not allowed to be sold or consumed and is sent out of the province. Administrative fines are imposed on businesses that sell inappropriate coal.

Coal is being subjected to detailed analysis

Antalya Metropolitan Municipality Environmental Protection and Control Department Environmental Health Branch Manager Mesut Çınar stated that they continue their inspection work in order to protect air quality and protect public health. Çınar stated that, within the scope of the Environmental Law No. 2872, inspections are carried out regularly in order to protect air quality and ensure the continuity of healthy conditions in line with the Regulation on the Control of Air Pollution Caused by Heating. He noted that inspections are primarily carried out on coal enterprises that sell solid fuel, and that activities are also carried out uninterruptedly in businesses and residences that consume coal for individual purposes.

7 Thousand 466 Tons of Coal Inspected

Mesut Çınar stated that they inspected the coal brought to Antalya for compliance with the regulation criteria determined by the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, and stated that samples were taken from coal trucks coming to 5 districts in the center. Stating that as a result of the analyzes carried out in the accredited laboratory, it was evaluated whether the coals met the determined criteria, Çınar noted that a total of 7 thousand 466 tons of coal had entered Antalya since the beginning of 2026. Stating that 183 tons of coal were determined not to meet the criteria in the analysis and were taken out of the province, Çınar emphasized that the inspection work will continue with determination in order to protect the environment and public health.

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