# The Air Quality Standards (Wales) Regulations 2007, Paragraph 2: Sampling points for the protection of human health


Sampling points should in general be sited to avoid measuring very small micro-environments in their immediate vicinity. As a guideline, a sampling point should be sited to be representative of air quality in a surrounding area of no less than 200 m2 at traffic-orientated sites and of several square kilometres at urban-background sites.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2007/717/schedule/5/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/air-quality-standards-wales-regulations-2007/schedule-5/paragraph-2
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