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BS 7445-2:1991

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Description and measurement of environmental noise Guide to the acquisition of data pertinent to land use

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Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

06-28-1991

Committees responsible
National foreword
Guide
0. Introduction
1. Scope and field of application
2. References
3. Definitions
4. Acquisition of data
5. Determination of long-term average sound level
     and long-term average rating level
6. Prediction of noise levels
7. Noise zones, representation of results
8. Information to be recorded
9. Information to be reported

Gives methods for the acquisition of data which provide descriptors that enable a description of the environmental noise in a specified area of land to be made in a uniform way and the compatibility of any land use activity or projected activity to be assessed with respect to existing or predicted noise. Covers references, definitions, acquisition of data, determination of long-term average sound level and long-term average rating level, prediction of noise levels, noise zones, representation of results, information to be recorded and information to be reported.

This part of ISO 1996 describes methods for the acquisition of data which provide descriptors that enable

  1. a description of the environmental noise in a specified area of land to be made in a uniform way;
  2. the compatibility of any land use activity or projected activity to be assessed with respect to existing or predicted noise.

Committee
EH/1
DevelopmentNote
Also numbered as ISO 1996-2 Supersedes 83/54417 DC (10/2005)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
14
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current

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