The Regulations deal with the levels of arsenic, cadmium, mercury, nickel and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in ambient air.

They set out the following for arsenic, cadmium, nickel and benzo(a)pyrene in ambient air:

• target values and assessment thresholds;
• reference methods and data quality.

The Environmental Protection Agency must:

• assess and review ambient air quality with regard to arsenic, cadmium, mercury, nickel and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons throughout the territory of the State;
• at fixed sites located in accordance with the relevant criteria, undertake, or cause to be undertaken, measurements of arsenic,...

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