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Appendix H: Acronyms and Abbreviations
Pages 171-174

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... AHAAH BBN Bolt, Beranek and Newman Auditory Hazard Assessment Algorithm for Humans AHAM American Home Appliance CAD computer-aided design Manufacturers CAETS International Council of Engineering AIAA American Institute of Aeronautics and and Technical Societies Astronautics CALM Community Noise Research Strategy AIP American Institute of Physics Plan (European Union) AMCA Air Moving and Conditioning CBA cost-benefit analysis Association CDoT California Department of Transportation AMT Association for Manufacturing CE Conformité Européenne Technology CEI Central European Initiative ANASE CEN European Committee for Attitudes to Noise from Aiation Sources Standardization in England ANR active noise reduction CENELEC European Committee for ElectrotechniANSI American National Standards Institute cal Standardization ANTLE advanced near-term low emissions CENYC Council of the Environment of New AREMA American Railway Engineering and York City Maintenance-of-Way Association CFD computational fluid dynamics ARI Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration CFR Code of Federal Regulations Institute CPRE Campaign to Protect Rural England ASC Accredited Standards Committee CPSC Consumer Product Safety Commission ASEL A-weighted sound exposure level CRRs commuter railroads CRS Congressional Research Service 7
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From page 172...
... EPNL effective perceived noise level INCE/USA Institute of Noise Control Engineering ER exchange rate of the U.S.A. EU European Union INTER-NOISE International Congress on Noise Con trol Engineering FAA Federal Aviation Administration ISEA International Safety Equipment FEHRL Forum of European National Highway Association Research Laboratories IOM Institute of Medicine FGI Facility Guidelines Institute ISO International Organization for FHWA Federal Highway Administration Standardization FICAN Federal Interagency Committee on ISVR Institute of Sound and Vibration Re Aircraft Noise search (United Kingdom)
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... PEL permitted exposure level VITAL EnVIronmenTALly PIRG Public Information Research Group WG1 Working Group on Noise Indicators PnDB unit of perceived noise level WG2 Working Group on Socio-Economic PNL perceived noise level Aspects of Noise PPE personal protective equipment WHO World Health Organization WTA willingness to accept QPPP Quiet Pavement Pilot Program WTP willingness to pay
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