| English | Spanish |
| Advisory Committee on chemicals risk reduction | Comité consultivo de reducción de los riesgos químicos |
| Agreement on the implementation of a European project on pollution, on the topic "research into the physico-chemical behaviour of SO2 in the atmosphere" | Acuerdo para la realización de una Acción Europea en materia de Contaminaciones sobre el tema "Investigaciones acerca del comportamiento físico-químico del anhídrido sulfuroso en la atmósfera" |
| agricultural chemicals | productos químicos agrícolas |
| basic organic chemical | producto químico orgánico de base |
| bleached chemical pulp | pasta química blanqueada |
| Board of Appeal of the European Chemicals Agency | Sala de Recurso de la Agencia Europea de Sustancias y Mezclas Químicas |
| chemical addition | adición |
| chemical addition Chemical reaction in which one or more of the double bonds or triple bonds in an unsaturated compound is converted to a single bond by the addition of other atoms or groups | adición |
| chemical analysis The complex of operations aiming to determine the kinds of constituents of a given substance | análisis químico |
| chemical characterization | caracterización química |
| chemical composition The nature and proportions of the elements comprising a chemical compound | composición química |
| chemical compound | compuesto |
| chemical compound in detergents | compuesto químico que forman los detergentes |
| chemical contamination | contaminación química |
| chemical contamination The addition or presence of chemicals to, or in, another substance to such a degree as to render it unfit for its intended purpose. Also refers to the result(s) of such an addition or presence | contaminación química |
| chemical conversion | conversión química |
| chemical corrosivity | agresividad química |
| chemical corrosivity The tendency of a metal to wear away another by chemical attack | agresividad química |
| chemical decontamination Removal of chemical substances from a building, a watercourse, a person's clothes, etc. | descontaminación química |
| chemical degradation | degradación química |
| chemical degradation The act or process of simplifying or breaking down a molecule into smaller parts, either naturally or artificially | degradación química |
| chemical drains | aguas residuales químicas |
| chemical dump | vertidos químicos |
| chemical element | elementos químicos |
| chemical element elements and their compounds ; A substance made up of atoms with the same atomic number; common examples are hydrogen, gold, and iron | elementos químicos |
| chemical elements | elementos químicos |
| chemical engineering | ingeniería química |
| chemical engineering The branch of engineering concerned with industrial manufacture of chemical products. It is a discipline in which the principles of mathematical, physical and natural sciences are used to solve problems in applied chemistry. Chemical engineers design, develop, and optimise processes and plants, operate them, manage personnel and capital, and conduct research necessary for new developments. Through their efforts, new petroleum products, plastics, agricultural chemicals, house-hold products, pharmaceuticals, electronic and advanced materials, photographic materials, chemical and biological compounds, various food and other products evolve | ingeniería química |
| chemical fallout | polvillo productos químicos |
| chemical fallout The sedimentation of chemical substances accumulated in the atmosphere as a result of industrial emissions | polvillo (productos químicos) |
| chemical fertiliser | fertilizantes químicos |
| chemical fertiliser Fertilizer manufactured from chemicals; excessive use of them can cause pollution, when all the chemicals are not taken up by the plants and the excess is leached out of the soil into rivers and may cause algal bloom | fertilizantes químicos |
| chemical floculation | floculación química |
| Chemical Hazard Assessment and Risk Management | modelo de evaluación de peligros y gestión de riesgos producidos por productos químicos |
| Chemical Hazard Assessment and Risk Management | modelo CHARM |
| chemical in the environment | producto químico en el medio ambiente |
| chemical in the environment The presence in the environment of any solid, liquid or gaseous material discharged from a process and that may pose substantial hazard to human health and the environment | producto químico en el medio ambiente |
| chemical industry Industry related with the production of chemical compounds. The chemical processing industry has a variety of special pollution problems due to the vast number of products manufactured. The treatment processes combine processing, concentration, separation, extraction, by-product recovery, destruction, and reduction in concentration. The wastes may originate from solvent extraction, acid and caustic wastes, overflows, spills, mechanical loss, etc. | industria química |
| Chemical Inspectorate | Inspección Nacional de Productos Químicos |
| Chemical Inspectorate | Cuerpo de inspección química |
| chemical installation | instalación química |
| chemical installation Building where chemicals are manufactured | instalación química |
| chemical interaction | interacción química |
| chemical interaction of individual contaminants | interacción química de diversos contaminantes |
| chemical lifetime | tiempo de residencia |
| chemical measurement of pollution | medición química de la contaminación |
| chemical measurement of pollution The quantitative determination of the presence, extent or type of pollutant substances in the environment by studying the actions or reactions of known chemicals to those pollutants | medición química de la contaminación |
| chemical name | denominación química |
| chemical oceanography | oceanografía química |
| chemical oxygen demand | demanda química de oxígeno |
| chemical oxygen demand | exigencia química de oxígeno |
| chemical oxygen demand | exigencias químicas de oxígeno |
| chemical oxygen demand The quantity of oxygen used in biological and non-biological oxidation of materials in water; a measure of water quality | demanda química de oxígeno |
| chemical pest control | control químico de plagas |
| chemical pest control Control of plants and animals classified as pests by means of chemical compounds | control químico de plagas |
| chemical pesticide | pesticida químico |
| chemical plant | planta química |
| chemical plant Plants where basic raw materials are chemically converted into a variety of products | planta química |
| chemical policy | política química |
| chemical pollutant | contaminantes químicos |
| chemical pollution Pollution caused by substances of chemical nature, including chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls, metals as mercury, lead, cadmium, arsenic, etc. | contaminación química |
| chemical process The particular method of manufacturing or making a chemical usually involving a number of steps or operations | procesos químicos |
| chemical product A substance characterized by definite molecular composition | producto químico |
| chemical product in the environment | producto químico en el medio ambiente |
| chemical product with high toxicity | producto químico altamente tóxico |
| chemical properties | propiedades químicas |
| chemical property | propiedad química |
| chemical property Properties of a substance depending on the arrangement of the atoms in the molecule, e.g. bio-availability, degradability, persistence, etc. | propiedad química |
| chemical reaction | reaciones químicas |
| chemical reaction A change in which a substance is transformed into one or more new substances | reaciones químicas |
| chemical reactions | reaciones químicas |
| chemical reagent used in industry | reactivo químico utilizado en la industria |
| chemical recycling | reciclado químico |
| chemical reduction | reducción |
| chemical reduction | reducción química |
| chemical reduction Chemical reaction in which an element gains an electron | reducción |
| chemical residence time | tiempo de residencia |
| chemical residuals | productos químicos residuales |
| chemical risk | riesgo químico |
| chemical risk Probability of harm to human health, property or the environment posed by contact with any substance of a defined molecular composition | riesgo químico |
| chemical structure | estructura química |
| chemical structure The arrangement of atoms in a molecule of a chemical compound | estructura química |
| chemical subject to notification | producto químico sujeto a notificación |
| chemical subject to the PIC procedure | producto químico sujeto al procedimiento de consentimiento fundamentado previo |
| chemical subject to the PIC procedure | producto químico sujeto al procedimiento de CFP |
| chemical suppressor | supresor químico |
| chemical toilet | retrete químico |
| chemical toilet | servicios químicos |
| chemical toilet | lavabos químicos |
| chemical transformation | conversión química |
| chemical treatment Processes that alter the chemical structure of the constituents of the waste to produce either an innocuous or a less hazardous material. Chemical processes are attractive because they produce minimal air emissions, they can often be carried out on the site of the waste generator, and some processes can be designed and constructed as mobile units | tratamiento químico |
| chemical treatment of waste | tratamiento químico de residuos |
| chemical waste | contaminantes químicos orgánicos |
| chemical waste | residuos químicos |
| chemical waste Any by-product of a chemical process, including manufacturing processes. Often this by-product is considered a toxic or polluting substance | residuos químicos |
| chemical weapon Chemical agents of warfare include all gaseous, liquid or solid chemical substances which might be employed because of their direct toxic effects on man and animals. Chemical weapons also include the chemical's precursors, the munitions and devices designed to deliver them, and any equipment specifically designed for their use in warfare. Nerve agents (chemicals of the same family as organophosphorous insecticides) are the most lethal of the classical chemical warfare agents, killing by poisoning the nervous system and disrupting bodily functions. Other chemical weapons include blister agents, vesicants, choking agents, etc. | armas químicas |
| chemicals act | legislación sobre sustancias químicas |
| chemicals and gases in containers | gases y productos químicos en recipientes |
| Convention for the Protection of the Rhine against Chemical Pollution | Convenio relativo a la protección del Rin contra la contaminación causada por productos químicos |
| Convention for the protection of the Rhine against Chemical Pollution | Convenio relativo a la protección del Rin contra la contaminación química |
| Convention on the prior informed consent procedure for certain hazardous chemicals and pesticides in international trade | Convenio de Rotterdam sobre el Procedimiento de Consentimiento Fundamentado Previo Aplicable a Ciertos Plaguicidas y Productos Químicos Peligrosos Objeto de Comercio Internacional |
| Convention on the prior informed consent procedure for certain hazardous chemicals and pesticides in international trade | Convenio de Rotterdam para la aplicación del procedimiento de consentimiento fundamentado previo a ciertos plaguicidas y productos químicos peligrosos objeto de comercio internacional |
| dangerous chemical substance | sustancia química peligrosa |
| direct chemical analysis | análisis químico directo |
| discarded chemicals | Productos químicos desechados |
| discarded chemicals and medicines | Productos químicos y medicamentos desechados |
| do not let this chemical enter the environment | no permitir que este producto químico penetre en el ambiente |
| EC regulation on existing chemicals | Reglamento comunitario sobre sustancias químicas existentes |
| EC regulation on existing chemicals Regulation designed to identify and control of risks deriving from existing chemicals. According to this program the main goal is the collection of basic information about existing chemicals including their uses and characteristics, environmental fate and pathways, toxicity and ecotoxicity | Reglamento comunitario sobre sustancias químicas existentes |
| ecotoxicity of chemical compounds | ecotoxicidad de los compuestos químicos |
| ecotoxicological property of a chemical substance | propiedad ecotoxicológica de una sustancia química |
| environmental chemical | producto químico en el medio ambiente |
| Environmental Chemicals Data and Information Network | Red de datos e informaciones sobre los productos químicos en el medio ambiente |
| environmental chemicals legislation | legislación ambiental de sustancias químicas |
| European Centre for Ecotoxicology and Toxicology of Chemicals | Centro Europeo de Ecotoxicología de Productos Químicos |
| existing chemical | sustancias químicas existentes |
| existing chemical Chemical products existing before 18-09-1981, chemicals traded or introduced in the EC defore 18.09.1981 concerning Chemikaliengesetz | sustancias químicas existentes |
| gases in pressure containers and discarded chemicals | gases y productos químicos en recipientes |
| hazardous chemical export | exportación química peligrosa |
| hazardous chemical export Transporting substances capable of producing adverse health effects, fires or explosions to other countries or areas for the conduct of foreign trade | exportación química peligrosa |
| household chemical | sustancia química doméstica |
| household chemical No definition needed | sustancia química doméstica |
| Intergovernmental Negotiation Committee for an internationally legally binding instrument for the application of the prior informed consent procedure for certain hazardous chemicals and pesticides in international trade | Comité Intergubernamental de Negociación de un instrumento internacional jurídicamente vinculante para la aplicación del procedimiento de Consentimiento Fundamentado Previo a ciertos plaguicidas y productos químicos peligrosos objeto de comercio internacional |
| it is strongly advised not let the chemical enter into the environment | se aconseja firmemente impedir que el producto químico penetre en el ambiente |
| Management Committee on the Systematic Evaluation of Existing Chemicals | Comité de gestión encargado de la evaluación sistemática de las sustancias químicas existentes |
| mechanisms of tropospheric and stratospheric chemical and photochemical processes | mecanismos de los procesos químicos y fotoquímicos de la troposfera y la estratosfera |
| National Chemicals Inspectorate | Inspección Nacional de Productos Químicos |
| National Chemicals Inspectorate | Cuerpo de inspección química |
| organic chemical pollutant | residuos químicos |
| organic chemical pollutant | contaminantes químicos orgánicos |
| photo chemicals | Productos químicos fotográficos |
| physical and chemical compatibility | compatibilidad fisicoquímica |
| physico-chemical analysis | análisis fisicoquímico |
| physico-chemical properties analysis | análisis de las propiedades físico-químicas |
| Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade | Convenio de Rotterdam sobre el Procedimiento de Consentimiento Fundamentado Previo Aplicable a Ciertos Plaguicidas y Productos Químicos Peligrosos Objeto de Comercio Internacional |
| Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade | Convenio de Rotterdam para la aplicación del procedimiento de consentimiento fundamentado previo a ciertos plaguicidas y productos químicos peligrosos objeto de comercio internacional |
| secondary air pollution through chemical interactions after emission | contaminación atmosférica secundaria debida a interacciones químicas tras la emisión |
| severely restricted chemical | producto químico rigurosamente restringido |
| sludge from chemical processes | lodo de procesos químicos |
| special chemical | paraquímica |
| speciality chemical | paraquímica |
| speciality chemical Various fine chemical products like glue, adhesives, resins, rubber, plastic compounds, selective herbicide, etc. | paraquímica |
| testing of chemicals | prueba de sustancias químicas |
| testing of chemicals The determination of the efficacy and the toxicity of chemical products | prueba de sustancias químicas |
| the chemical process of the production of oxidant smog | el proceso químico de la producción de "smog" oxidante |
| toxic and dangerous waste chemical oxidation | oxidación química de residuos tóxicos y peligrosos |
| waste from chemical treatment | Residuos del tratamiento químico |
| waste from further physical and chemical processing of metaliferous minerals | Residuos de la transformación física y química de minerales metálicos |
| waste from further physical and chemical processing of metaliferous minerals | residuos de la transformación física y química de minerales metálicos |
| waste from further physical and chemical processing of non metaliferous minerals | Residuos de otros tratamientos físicos y químicos de minerales no metálicos |
| waste from further physical and chemical processing of non metaliferous minerals | residuos de otros tratamientos físicos y químicos de minerales no metálicos |
| waste from marine transport tank cleaning, containing chemicals | Residuos de la limpieza de cisternas de transporte marítimo de productos químicos |
| waste from nitrogen chemical processes and fertilizer manufacture | Residuos de procesos químicos del nitrógeno y de la fabricación de fertilizantes |
| waste from railway and road transport tank cleaning containing chemicals | Residuos de la limpieza de cisternas de transporte por ferrocarril y carretera de productos químicos |
| waste from storage tank cleaning, containing chemicals | Residuos de la limpieza de cisternas de almacenamiento de productos químicos |
| waste from the manufacture, formulation, supply and use MFSU of basic organic chemicals | Residuos de la formulación, fabricación, distribución y utilización FFDU de productos químicos orgánicos de base |
| waste from the MFSU of fine chemicals and chemical products not otherwise specified | Residuos de la FFDU de productos químicos y química fina no especificados en otra categoría |
| wastes from chemical surface treatment and coating of metals and other materials for example galvanic processes, zinc coating processes, pickling processes, etching, phosphating, alkaline degreasing, anodising | residuos líquidos y lodos del tratamiento y revestimiento de metales por ejemplo, procesos de galvanización, procesos de revestimiento de zinc, procesos de decapado, grabado, fosfatación y desengrasado alcalino |
| wastes from chemical surface treatment and coating of metals and other materials | hidrometalurgia no férrea |
| wastes from chemical surface treatment and coating of metals and other materials | residuos inorgánicos que contienen metales procedentes del tratamiento y revestimiento de metales |
| wastes from halogen chemical processes | Residuos de procesos químicos halógeos |
| wastes from halogen chemical processes | residuos de procesos químicos halógenos |
| Wastes from inorganic chemical processes | Residuos de procesos químicos inorgánicos |
| wastes from inorganic chemical processes | residuos de procesos químicos inorgánicos |
| wastes from inorganic chemical processes not otherwise specified | residuos de otros procesos químicos inorgánicos |
| wastes from nitrogen chemical processes and fertilizer manufacture | Residuos de procesos químicos del nitrógeno y de la fabricación de fertilizantes |
| wastes from nitrogen chemical processes and fertilizer manufacture | residuos de procesos químicos del nitrógeno y de la fabricación de fertilizantes |
| Wastes from organic chemical processes | Residuos de procesos químicos orgánicos |
| wastes from organic chemical processes | residuos de procesos químicos orgánicos |
| wastes from other inorganic chemical processes | Residuos de otros procesos químicos inorgánicos |
| wastes from other inorganic chemical processes | residuos de otros procesos químicos inorgánicos |
| wastes from phosphorus chemical processes | Residuos de procesos químicos del fósforo |
| wastes from phosphorus chemical processes | residuos de procesos químicos del fósforo |
| wastes from physical and chemical processing of metalliferous minerals | residuos de la transformación física y química de minerales metálicos |
| wastes from physical and chemical processing of non-metalliferous minerals | residuos de otros tratamientos físicos y químicos de minerales no metálicos |
| wastes from physico/chemical treatments of waste including dechromatation, decyanidation, neutralisation | residuos de tratamientos físico-químicos específicos de residuos industriales por ejemplo decromatización, descianurización y neutralización |
| wastes from specific physico/chemical treatments of industrial wastes e.g.dechromatation,decyanidation,neutralisation | residuos de tratamientos físico-químicos específicos de residuos industriales por ejemplo decromatización, descianurización y neutralización |
| wastes from sulphur chemical processes production and transformation and desulphurisation processes | Residuos de procesos químicos del azufre producción y transformación y de procesos de desulfuración |
| wastes from sulphur chemical processes production and transformation and desulphurisation processes | residuos de procesos químicos del azufre producción y transformación y de procesos de desulfuración |
| wastes from the manufacture, formulation, supply and use MFSU of basic organic chemicals | residuos de la formulación, fabricación, distribución y utilización FFDU de productos químicos orgánicos de base |
| wastes from the manufacture, formulation, supply and use of fine chemicals and chemical products not otherwise specified | residuos de la FFDU de productos químicos y química fina no especificados en otra categoría |
| wastes from the manufacture, formulation, supply and use of halogens and halogen chemical processes | residuos de procesos químicos halógenos |
| wastes from the manufacture, formulation, supply and use of nitrogen chemicals, nitrogen chemical processes and fertiliser manufacture | residuos de procesos químicos del nitrógeno y de la fabricación de fertilizantes |
| wastes from the manufacture, formulation, supply and use of phosphorous chemicals and phosphorous chemical processes | residuos de procesos químicos del fósforo |
| wastes from the manufacture, formulation, supply and use of sulphur chemicals, sulphur chemical processes and desulphurisation processes | residuos de procesos químicos del azufre producción y transformación y de procesos de desulfuración |
| wastes from the MFSU of fine chemicals and chemical products not otherwise specified | residuos de la FFDU de productos químicos y química fina no especificados en otra categoría |
| wastes from the MFSU of halogens and halogen chemical processes | residuos de procesos químicos halógenos |
| wastes from the MFSU of nitrogen chemicals, nitrogen chemical processes and fertiliser manufacture | residuos de procesos químicos del nitrógeno y de la fabricación de fertilizantes |
| wastes from the MFSU of phosphorous chemicals and phosphorous chemical processes | residuos de procesos químicos del fósforo |
| wastes from the MFSU of sulphur chemicals, sulphur chemical processes and desulphurisation processes | residuos de procesos químicos del azufre producción y transformación y de procesos de desulfuración |
| wastes resulting from exploration, mining, quarrying, and physical and chemical treatment of minerals | residuos de la prospección, extracción, preparación y otros tratamientos de minerales y canteras |
