# Commission Regulation (EC) No 1737/2006 of 7 November 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 2152/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning monitoring of forests and environmental interactions in the Community, Division IV: Selection of plots and location

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Ambient air quality monitoring shall be site specific and shall be carried out on plots where meteorology and deposition data are available. Sites with variable exposure should be chosen i.e. sites where high exposure is expected in addition to a few background stations.
Air pollution concentrations shall be measured near, but outside the forest, in a place representative of the plot. Monitoring can be carried out in an open field, preferably where the samplers for wet deposition and the meteorological equipment are installed.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2006/1737/annex/I/chapter/10/division/IV (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-1737/annex-I/chapter-10/division-IV
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