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The Mayor's Ambient Noise Strategy - Greater London Authority

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<strong>The</strong> Mayor’s <strong>Ambient</strong> <strong>Noise</strong> <strong>Strategy</strong> Mayor of <strong>London</strong> 245<br />

A8 abbreviations and glossary<br />

ALG<br />

BAT<br />

BPM<br />

BRE<br />

CIEH<br />

dB<br />

dB(A)<br />

dB(C)<br />

DEFRA<br />

DfT<br />

EA<br />

GLA<br />

HA<br />

HSE<br />

Hz<br />

IoA<br />

IPPC<br />

L A10<br />

Abbreviations<br />

Association of <strong>London</strong> Government<br />

Best Available Techniques<br />

Best Practicable Means<br />

Building Research Establishment<br />

Chartered Institute of Environmental Health<br />

decibel<br />

A-weighted decibel<br />

C-weighted decibel<br />

or Defra - Department for Environmental, Food and Rural Affairs<br />

Department for Transport<br />

Environment Agency<br />

<strong>Greater</strong> <strong>London</strong> <strong>Authority</strong><br />

Highways Agency<br />

Health and Safety Executive<br />

Hertz<br />

Institute of Acoustics<br />

Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control<br />

A-weighted noise level exceeded for 10% of the measurement period (see<br />

also glossary)<br />

L A90<br />

L Aeq<br />

A-weighted noise level exceeded for 90% of the measurement period (see<br />

also glossary)<br />

equivalent continuous noise level (see also glossary)

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