# The Air Quality Standards (Scotland) Regulations 2010, Regulation 14: Background monitoring


(1) The Scottish Ministers must operate background sampling points to provide the indicative measurements of—
(a) concentrations of—
(i) arsenic, cadmium, nickel and benzo(a)pyrene;
(ii) the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons referred to in paragraph (1) of regulation 13;
(iii) total gaseous mercury.
(b) total depositions of—
(i) arsenic, cadmium, nickel and benzo(a)pyrene within the PM10 fraction;
(ii) the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons referred to in paragraph (1) of regulation 13;
(iii) mercury.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1) the Scottish Ministers must ensure that—
(a) at least one sampling point is installed for every 100,000 km2 ; and
(b) each sampling point is located in accordance with Sections I to III of Annex III to Directive 2004/107/EC.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2010/204/regulation/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/air-quality-standards-scotland-regulations-2010/regulation-14
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