| English | Hungarian |
| balance of matter A calculation to inventory material inputs versus outputs in a process system | anyagmérleg |
| balancing of interests Considering, weighing or counterbalancing the competing political or financial concerns of different parts of society, including industries, consumers, trade unions and other groups or organizations | érdekek egyensúlya |
| biological water balance The amount of ingoing and outgoing water in a system, which are assumed to be equal in the long term so that the water budget will balance | biológiai vízmérleg |
| eco-balance An eco-balance refers to the consumption of energy and resources and the pollution caused by the production cycle of a given product. The product is followed throughout its entire life cycle, from the extraction of the raw materials, manufacturing and use, right through to recycling and final handling of waste | ökoegyensúly |
| ecological balance The condition of equilibrium among the components of a natural community such that their relative numbers remain fairly constant and their ecosystem is stable. Gradual readjustments to the composition of a balanced community take place continually in response to natural ecological succession and to alterations in climatic and other influences | ökológiai egyensúly |
| energy balance The energetic state of a system at any given time | energiamérleg |
| environmental balance Final part of the environmental impact study and assessment which compares environmental costs and benefits on the basis of homogeneous criteria | környezeti egyensúly |
| hydrologic balance An accounting of the inflow to, outflow from, and storage in a hydrologic unit such as a drainage basin, aquifer, soil zone, lake or reservoir; the relationship between evaporation, precipitation, runoff, and the change in water storage | hidrológiai mérleg |
| international balance A system in which nations or blocs of nations strive to maintain an equilibrium of power to prevent dominance by any single nation or to reduce conflict or the possibility of war | nemzetközi egyensúly |
| nutrient balance Condition in which there is equilibrium between intake and excretion of nutrients | tápanyagegyensúly |
| waste balance The inventory of all waste produced or recovered during a certain time period, classified by type and quantity | hulladékmérleg |
