UK Statutory Instrument
2010
United Kingdom
Air Quality Standards Regulations 2010
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Part 1 — General
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Definitions
Interpretation
Designation of competent authority
Zones and agglomerations
Part 2 — Assessment of ambient air quality
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Assessment thresholds
Assessment criteria
Location and number of sampling points
Assessment criteria
Location and number of sampling points
Assessment thresholds
Assessment criteria
Data quality objectives
Location and number of sampling points
Monitoring of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Background monitoring
Reference methods for sampling and analysis
Part 3 — Duties of Secretary of State in relation to limit values etc.
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Duty in relation to limit values
Duty in relation to target values
Date of application for limit values and target values
Duty in relation to long-term objectives for ozone
Duty in relation to information and alert thresholds
Duty in relation to critical levels for the protection of vegetation
Part 4 — National Exposure Reduction for PM
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Average exposure indicator
National exposure reduction target
Duty of the Secretary of State to limit exposure to PM
Part 5 — Plans
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Air quality plans
Short-term action plans
Public participation in drawing up air quality and short-term action plans
Part 6 — Public information
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Public information
Annual reports
Part 7 — General
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Power to give directions
Transboundary air pollution
Revocations
Schedules
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The Secretary of State must for all zones and agglomerations...
The documentation must include compass-point photographs of the area surrounding...
Any deviation from the criteria listed in this Part must...
Where supplementary methods are used within a zone or agglomeration,...
Where the objective is to assess rural background levels, the...
The documentation must be updated as necessary and reviewed at...
Where contributions from industrial sources are to be assessed, at...
Sampling points must also, where possible, be representative of similar...
Account must be taken of the need to locate sampling...
Sampling points targeted at the protection of ecosystems or vegetation...
Where the AEI in the reference year is 8.5 µg/m3or...
Location of excess pollution— (a) region; (b) city (map);
List of the publications, documents and work etc. used to...
General information— (a) type of zone (city, industrial or rural...
Responsible authorities (names and addresses of persons responsible for the...
Nature and assessment of pollution— (a) concentrations observed over previous...
Origin of pollution— (a) list of the main emission sources...
Analysis of the situation— (a) details of those factors responsible...
Details of those measures or projects for improvements which existed...
Details of those measures or projects adopted with a view...
Details of the measures or projects planned or being researched...
In cases where either the information threshold or the alert...
In cases where either the information or alert thresholds are...
Information on any incident where information or alert thresholds are...
Forecast for the following afternoon, day and days—
Information on the type of population concerned, possible health effects...
Information provided under this Schedule must also include—
General
Macroscale siting of sampling points
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