| Spanish | English |
| Asociación Internacional de Investigación y Control de la Contaminación del Agua | International Association on Water Pollution Research and Control |
| autoridad de control | controlling authority |
| autoridad de control | controlling authority The power of a person or an organized assemblage of persons to manage, direct, superintend, restrict, regulate, govern, administer or oversee |
| Carta de control de la emisión de gases | exhaust control card |
| centro de control y experimentación del medioambiente de voivodato | Voivodship Environmental Testing and Control Centre |
| Comité consultivo de control y reducción de la contaminación causada por los vertidos al mar de hidrocarburos y otras sustancias peligrosas | Advisory Committee on the Control and Reduction of Pollution caused by the Discharge of Hydrocarbons and other Dangerous Substances at Sea |
| Comité consultivo de control y reducción de la contaminación causada por los vertidos al mar de hidrocarburos y otras sustancias peligrosas | Advisory Committee on the Control and Reduction of Pollution caused by Discharge at sea of Hydrocarbons and other Dangerous Substances |
| Comité consultivo de control y reducción de la contaminación provocada por el vertido en el mar de hidrocarburos y otras sustancias peligrosas | Advisory Committee on the Control and Reduction of Pollution caused by the Discharge of Hydrocarbons and other Dangerous Substances at Sea |
| Comité consultivo de control y reducción de la contaminación provocada por el vertido en el mar de hidrocarburos y otras sustancias peligrosas | Advisory Committee on the Control and Reduction of Pollution caused by Discharge at sea of Hydrocarbons and other Dangerous Substances |
| Comité consultivo en materia de control y de reducción de la contaminación causada por el vertido en el mar de hidrocarburos y otras sustancias peligrosas | Advisory Committee on the control and reduction of pollution caused by oil and other harmful substances discharged at sea |
| Comité consultivo para el control y la reducción de la contaminación ocasionada por el vertido de hidrocarburos y otras sustancias nocivas en el mar | Advisory Committee on the Control and Reduction of Pollution caused by the Discharge of Hydrocarbons and other Dangerous Substances at Sea |
| Comité consultivo para el control y la reducción de la contaminación ocasionada por el vertido de hidrocarburos y otras sustancias nocivas en el mar | Advisory Committee on the Control and Reduction of Pollution caused by Discharge at sea of Hydrocarbons and other Dangerous Substances |
| Comité de adaptación al progreso técnico de la directiva relativa a las modalidades de supervisión y de control de los medios afectados por los residuos procedentes de la industria del dióxido de titanio | Committee on the adaptation to technical progress of the directive on procedures for the surveillance and monitoring of environments concerned by waste from the titanium dioxide industry |
| Comité de gestión para el control de la producción y del consumo de sustancias que agotan la capa de ozono | Management Committee on the control of the production and use of substances that deplete the ozone layer |
| Comité para la adaptación al progreso técnico y la aplicación de la directiva sobre el control de emisiones de compuestos orgánicos volátiles COV resultantes del almacenamiento y distribución de gasolina desde las terminales a las estaciones de servicio | Committee for adaptation to technical progress and implementation of the Directive on the control of volatile organic compound VOC emissions resulting from the storage of petrol and its distribution from terminals to service stations |
| control ambiental | environmental monitoring |
| control ambiental | environmental control |
| control ambiental | environmental control Protection of the environment through policies concerning the control of wastes, the improvement of the human-made environment, the protection of heritage values, the institution of national parks and reserves, the protection of fauna and flora, the conservation of forests and landscapes, etc. |
| control auxiliar de emisiones | auxiliary emission control |
| control biológico | biomonitoring |
| control biológico | biological control |
| control biológico | biological monitoring |
| control biológico | environmental biomonitoring |
| control biológico | biological monitoring The direct measurement of changes in the biological status of a habitat, based on evaluations of the number and distribution of individuals or species before and after a change |
| control biológico de plagas | biological pest control |
| control biológico de plagas | biological pest control Any living organism applied to or introduced into the environment that is intended to function as a pesticide against another organism declared to be a pest |
| control de calidad | quality control The inspection, analysis, and other relevant actions taken to provide control over what is being done, manufactured, or fabricated, so that a desirable level of quality is achieved and maintained |
| control de calidad | quality assurance |
| control de contaminación | contamination monitoring |
| control de contaminación integrado | integrated pollution control |
| control de contaminación integrado | integrated pollution control A procedure whereby all major emissions to land, air, and water are considered simultaneously and not in isolation to avoid situations in which one control measure for one medium adversely affects another |
| control de emisiones | emission control Procedures aiming at reducing or preventing the harm caused by atmospheric emissions |
| control de emisiones | emission control |
| control de emisión | immission control |
| control de emisión | immission control Legislative and administrative procedures aimed at reducing the damage caused by emissions. Pollution control programmes are normally based on human-oriented acceptable dose limits. A very important measure concerns the organisation of an emission inventory |
| control de erosión | erosion control |
| control de erosión | erosion control Practices used during construction or other land disturbing activities to reduce or prevent soil erosion. Typical practices include planting of trees and quick growing grass on disturbed areas and other means to slow the movement of water across a disturbed site and trap the soil that does get transported by runoff |
| control de estado | state control |
| control de estado | state control The power or authority of a government to regulate or command industry, organizations, programs, initiatives and individuals |
| control de hierba | weed control |
| control de hierba | weed control Freeing an area of land from weeds by several means, such as herbicides, tillage, burning, mowing, and crop competition |
| control de humo negro | black smoke monitoring |
| control de humos | fume control |
| control de humos | smoke management |
| control de inundación | flood control |
| control de inundación | flood control Measures taken to prevent or reduce harm caused by an unusual accumulation of water above the ground, often involving the construction of reservoirs and channeling structures |
| control de la calidad del aire | air quality control |
| control de la calidad del aire | air quality control The measurement of ambient air-pollution concentrations in order to determine whether there is a problem in a given region |
| control de la contaminación | pollution control Chemical and physical methods to lessen discharges of most pollutants; for carbon dioxide there is, at present, no economic or practical way to reduce the quantities discharged except by reduced fossil fuel usage. Most specific means for removing pollutants from emissions include flue-gas desulphurisation, fluidised combustion, catalytic converters and the redesign of equipment, such as furnace burners and car engines, to lessen the production of pollutants |
| control de la contaminación | pollution abatement |
| control de la contaminación | pollution management |
| control de la desertificación | desertification control |
| control de la desertificación | desertification control Remedial and preventive actions adopted against desertification include irrigation, planting of trees and grasses, the erection of fences to secure sand dunes, and a careful management of water resources |
| control de la fluencia | flow detection |
| control de las crecidas | flood control |
| control de los olores en el lugar de producción | odour control on the production site |
| control de los vertidos | discharge monitoring |
| control de materias peligrosas | control of hazardous materials |
| control de natalidad | birth control Limitation of the number of children born by preventing or reducing the frequency of impregnation |
| control de partículas | particle monitoring |
| control de plagas | pest management |
| control de plagas | pest control |
| control de plagas | pest control Keeping down the number of pests by killing them or preventing them from attacking |
| control de quemas | controlled burning |
| control de quemas | controlled burning The planned use of carefully controlled fire to accomplish predetermined management goals. The burn is set under a combination of weather, fuel moisture, soil moisture, and fuel arrangement conditions that allow the management objectives to be attained, and yet confine the fire to the planned area |
| control de radiactividad de la zona | area monitoring |
| control de radiactividad de la zona | environmental monitoring |
| control de referencia | reference monitoring |
| control de ruido de tráfico | traffic noise control |
| control de ruido de tráfico | traffic noise control Traffic noise can be controlled by reduction at source, by fitting motor vehicles with silencers, by installing barriers which interrupt the direct path of sound or by insulating dwellings exposed to high noise levels, such as those related to motorways or airports |
| control de sequía | drought control |
| control de sequía | drought control Measures taken to prevent, mitigate or eliminate damage caused to the ecosystem, especially crops, by a sustained period of dry weather |
| control de sequías | drought control |
| control de vertidos | dumping control |
| control del agua dulce | freshwater monitoring |
| Control del medio ambiente de África en tiempo real con imágines de satélite | African Real-Time Environmental Monitoring using Imaging Satellites |
| control del ruido | noise control |
| control del ruido | noise control The process to control the audible sound to an acceptable level |
| control del tráfico | traffic control |
| control del tráfico | traffic control The organization of a more efficient movement of traffic within a given road network by rearranging the flows, controlling the intersections and regulating the times and places for parking |
| control diferencial por absorción óptica | differential optical absorption monitor |
| control físico de los residuos | physical control of the waste |
| control integrado de plagas | integrated pest control A systematic, comprehensive approach to pest control that uses the insect's or rodent's own biology and behaviour to find the least toxic control methods at the lowest cost |
| control normativo | regulatory control |
| control normativo | regulatory control Government supervision over the obligations and rights of an industry or enterprise for the purpose of providing the public with services that are considered important, vital or necessary to most members of a community or area |
| control parcial | limited containment |
| control químico de plagas | chemical pest control |
| control químico de plagas | chemical pest control Control of plants and animals classified as pests by means of chemical compounds |
| Convenio de Basilea sobre el control de los movimientos transfronterizos de los desechos peligrosos y su eliminación | Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal |
| Convenio de Basilea sobre el control de los movimientos transfronterizos de los desechos peligrosos y su eliminación | Basel Convention |
| Convenio Internacional sobre el control de los sistemas antiincrustantes perjudiciales en los buques | International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-fouling Systems on Ships |
| Convenio Internacional sobre el control de los sistemas antiincrustantes perjudiciales en los buques | AFS Convention |
| Declaración de principios de la CEPE sobre la prevención y el control de la contaminación del agua, incluida la contaminación transfronteriza | ECE Declaration of policy on prevention and control of water pollution, including transboundary pollution |
| disposición sobre el control de la contaminación | pollution control regulation |
| disposición sobre el control de la contaminación | pollution control regulation A body of rules or orders prescribed by government, management or an international organization or treaty in which limits are established for the emission of substances that harm or adversely alter the environment and human health |
| dispositivo de control de multisensores | multisensoric monitoring device |
| documento de control y seguimiento de residuos tóxicos y peligrosos | toxic and dangerous waste check list |
| edificación para control y regulación | regulatory building |
| equipo de control de contaminación | pollution control equipment |
| equipo de control de contaminación | pollution control equipment Devices for the reduction and/or removal of those emissions to the environment which have the potential to cause pollution |
| equipo para el control de emisiones | emission monitoring equipment |
| estación de control | monitoring site |
| examen y control de los dispositivos de protección | examination and control of protective devices |
| furgoneta para el control de emisiones | emission monitoring van |
| Grupo Consultivo sobre el Control de la Desertificación | Consultative Group for Desertification Control |
| instalación de control de la contaminación | pollution control facility |
| Instituto de la Commonwealth para el Control Biológico | Commonwealth Institute of Biological Control |
| inversión de control de contaminación | pollution control investment |
| inversión de control de contaminación | pollution control investment Securities held for the production of income in the form of interest and dividends with the aim of controlling or reducing pollution or substances in the environment deemed harmful to human health and natural resources |
| laboratorio central de control medio-ambiental | Central Laboratory for Environmental Monitoring |
| ley de control de emisiones | immission control law |
| Ley federal de control de emisión | Federal Immission Control Act |
| medida de control | control measure |
| medidas de control de la contaminación | pollution controls |
| medidas de control de la contaminación | pollution control measures |
| medidas para control del tráfico | traffic control measure |
| medidas para control del tráfico | traffic control measure Means of controlling the number and speed of motorvehicles using a road |
| medios para el control de incendios | fire management improvements |
| normas de control de plaguicidas | pesticide control standard |
| normas de control de plaguicidas | pesticide control standard A norm or measure applicable in legal cases pertaining to the production, dissemination or use of substances designed to mitigate or eliminate insects or small animals that harm vegetation |
| objetivo del control de incendios | fire management objective |
| obtener autorización de las autoridades de control de la contaminación antes de verter hacia las instalaciones de depuración de aguas residuales | S54 |
| obtener autorización de las autoridades de control de la contaminación antes de verter hacia las instalaciones de depuración de aguas residuales | obtain the consent of pollution control authorities before discharging to wastewater treatment plants |
| Oficina europea de prevención y control integrados de la contaminación | European Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Bureau |
| organización de control de incendios forestales | fire suppression organization |
| plan de control de incendios | fire management plan |
| pozo de control | monitoring well |
| prevención y control integrados de la contaminación | integrated prevention and control of pollution |
| prevención y control integrados de la contaminación | integrated pollution prevention and control |
| prevención y control integrados de la contaminación | Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control |
| programa de control de la calidad del aire | air-quality program |
| red terrestre de control | ground-based monitoring network |
| se pueden tomar medidas para hacer un blindaje adecuado o establecer una zona de control | provisions can be made for suitable screening or for establishing a control area |
| seguimiento, control y vigilancia | monitoring, control and surveillance |
| servicio de control de desastre | disaster control service |
| servicio de control de desastre | disaster control service Work done or agency established to analyze, plan, assign and coordinate available resources in order to prepare for, respond to, mitigate and recover from damage caused by an ecological calamity, natural or human in origin |
| sistema de control de gases | gas control system |
| sistema de control de la contaminación del aire | air pollution control system |
| sistema de control de las emisiones evaporantes | evaporative emissions control system |
| sistema de control de los gases | gas control system |
| sistema de control del medio | environmental monitoring system |
| sistema de control hidrológico | hydrological monitoring system |
| Sistema Nacional Unificado de Observación, Control e Información sobre la Situación del Medio Ambiente | Unified National System for Observation, Control and Information on the Environment's State |
| tecnología de control de la contaminación | pollution control technology |
| tecnología de control de la contaminación | pollution control technology Methods used to reduce the amount of contaminants discharged from a source |
| técnicas de control | control technology |
| vigilancia y control de los traslados de residuos | supervision and control of shipments of waste |
| válvula de control de purga | purge control valve |
| zona de control de calidad del aire | air quality control region |
| zona de control de emisiones de dióxido de azufre | SOx Emission Control Area |
| zona de control de incendios | fire management area |
| zona de control de las emisiones de SOx | SOx Emission Control Area |
| área de control permanente | permanent monitoring area |
