# The Air Quality (Scotland) Regulations 2000, Paragraph 6


A 24 hour mean is a mean calculated every 24 hours and the 24 hour mean for a particular substance at a particular location for a particular 24 hour period is the level at which that substance is recorded as being present in the air at that location on the basis of a continuous sample of air taken throughout the period.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2000/97/schedule/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/air-quality-scotland-regulations-2000/schedule/paragraph-6
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