Regulation 15 Monitoring of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbonsI1

Northern Ireland

(1)

The Department shall monitor concentrations of other relevant polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in addition to benzo(a)pyrene as it thinks fit, including at least the following—

(a)

benzo(a)anthracene,

(b)

benzo(b)fluoranthene,

(c)

benzo(j)fluoranthene,

(d)

benzo(k)fluoranthene,

(e)

indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene,

(f)

dibenz(a,h)anthracene.

(2)

Monitoring sites shall be located together with sampling points for benzo(a)pyrene.

(3)

Monitoring sites shall be selected so that geographical variations and long-term trends in the concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons can be identified.

(4)

Monitoring sites shall be selected in accordance with the criteria in Sections I to III of Annex III to Council Directive 2004/107/EC.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Reg. 15 in operation at 11.6.2010, see reg. 1