# The Air Quality Standards (Scotland) Regulations 2010, Schedule 3: Target values


Arsenic, cadmium, nickel and benzo(a)pyrene
Pollutant
Target value for the total content in the PM10 fraction averaged over a calendar year
Date by which target value should be met
Arsenic
6 ng/m3
31st December 2012
Cadmium
5 ng/m3
31st December 2012
Nickel
20 ng/m3
31st December 2012
Benzo(a)pyrene
1 ng/m3
31st December 2012
Ozone
Objective
Averaging period
Target value
Protection of human health
Maximum daily eight hour mean(a)
120 µg/m3 not to be exceeded on more than 25 days per calendar year averaged over three years(b)
Protection of vegetation
May to July
AOT 40 (calculated from 1h values) 18,000 µg/m3 .h averaged over five years(b)

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2010/204/schedule/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/air-quality-standards-scotland-regulations-2010/schedule-3
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