The Air Quality Standards Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007

6.  The sites of sampling points should be selected in such a way as to provide data on—

(a)the areas within zones where the population is likely to be directly or indirectly exposed to the highest concentrations averaged over a calendar year;

(b)concentrations in other areas within zones which are representative of the exposure of the general population;

(c)deposition rates representing the indirect exposure of the population through the food chain.