Monitoring Environmental Performance
Level 5
Unit 3
Monitoring Air Pollution

Position of Instruments

The site where samples are to be collected from needs to be carefully selected in order to attain representative samples. The following should be considered:

  • Accessibility
  • Protection from vandalism and weather (particularly extreme weather)
  • Height of the sampling device
  • Turbulence effects from structures in the vicinity such as buildings and trees

READING

Some background reading: EA raises stakes in quality stack testing