| English | Spanish |
| to achieve a lasting balance | alcanzar un equilibrio duradero |
| atmospheric sulphur balance | balance atmosférico de azufre |
| balance of materials | balance de materiales |
| balance of matter | balance de materia |
| balance of matter A calculation to inventory material inputs versus outputs in a process system | balance de materia |
| balance of matter and energy | balance de la materia y de la energía |
| balance of nature | equilibrio natural |
| balance of organisms | equilibrio entre organismos |
| balance of organisms | equilibrio biológico |
| balance of radiation | radiación total resultante |
| balance reservoir | depósito de compensación |
| balancing of interest | equilibrio de intereses |
| balancing of interests | equilibrio de intereses |
| 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 | equilibrio de intereses |
| biological balance | equilibrio entre organismos |
| biological water balance | equilibrio hidrico biológico |
| 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 | equilibrio hidrico biológico |
| carbon balance | equilibrado de carbono |
| change in the world ecological balance | cambio del equilibrio ecológico en el mundo |
| damage to the natural balance | daños en el equilibrio natural |
| eco-balance | equilibrio ecológico |
| 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 | equilibrio ecológico |
| ecological balance | balance ecológico |
| ecological balance | equilibrio natural |
| 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 | equilibrio ecológico |
| ecological balance sheet | balance ecológico |
| energy balance The energetic state of a system at any given time | balance energético |
| environmental balance | equilibrio ambiental |
| environmental balance Final part of the environmental impact study and assessment which compares environmental costs and benefits on the basis of homogeneous criteria | equilibrio ambiental |
| hydrologic balance | equilibrio hidrológico |
| 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 | equilibrio hidrológico |
| international balance | equilibrio internacional |
| 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 | equilibrio internacional |
| mud balance | balance de lodo |
| natural balance | equilibrio ecológico |
| natural balance | equilibrio natural |
| nutrient balance | equilibrio nutritivo |
| nutrient balance Condition in which there is equilibrium between intake and excretion of nutrients | equilibrio nutritivo |
| oxygen balance in water | balance de oxígeno en el agua |
| radiation balance | radiación total resultante |
| substance which has an adverse effect on the oxygen balance | sustancia que ejerce una influencia desfavorable sobre el balance de oxígeno |
| waste balance | equilibrio de residuos |
| waste balance The inventory of all waste produced or recovered during a certain time period, classified by type and quantity | equilibrio de residuos |
| water balance | balance hidrológico |
