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'''Community Noise Equivalent Level''' ('''CNEL''') is a weighted average of [[Ambient noise level|noise level]] over time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://planning.lacity.org/eir/Palazzo/text/noise.pdf|title=NOISE - Los Angeles Department of City Planning}}</ref> It is used to compare the noisiness of neighborhoods. CNEL is frequently used in regulations of [[airport]] [[noise]] impact on the surrounding community.<ref>{{cite web|title=CNEL (Community Noise Equivalent Level)|url=http://www.wacaz.com/services/airport-development-analysis/cnel-community-noise-equivalent-level/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Community Response to Noise |url=https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/policy_guidance/noise/community |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705112820/https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/policy_guidance/noise/community |archive-date=2022-07-05 |website=Federal Aviation Administration}}</ref>
A CNEL exceeding 65db is generally considered unacceptable for a [[residential neighborhood]].
== See also ==
* [[National Council for Economics and Labour]], CNEL in Italy
== References ==
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