This part of ISO 1996 defines the basic quantities to be used for the description of noise in community environments and describes basic procedures for the determination of these quantities.
This International Standard forms the basis for further parts in the ISO 1996 series.
DS/ISO 1996/1:1983 history
2007DS/ISO 1996-2:2007 Acoustics - Description, measurement and assessment of environmental noise - Part 2: Determination of environmental noise levels
1983DS/ISO 1996/1:1983 Acoustics. Description and measurement of environmental noise. Part 1: Basic quantities and procedures
DS/ISO 1996/1:1983 Acoustics. Description and measurement of environmental noise. Part 1: Basic quantities and procedures was changed to DS/ISO 1996-2:2007 Acoustics - Description, measurement and assessment of environmental noise - Part 2: Determination of environmental noise levels.