| Spanish | English |
| análisis de riesgo-beneficio | risk-benefit analysis |
| análisis de riesgo-beneficio | risk-benefit analysis A systematic process of evaluating and assessing the hazards of loss versus the possibility of financial gain or profit |
| análisis del riesgo natural | natural risk analysis |
| análisis del riesgo natural | natural risk analysis Analysis of the probability of occurrence, within a specific period of time in a given area, of a potentially damaging phenomenon of nature |
| clase de riesgo local | fire problem class |
| coeficiente de riesgo parcial | partial risk factor |
| evaluación del riesgo ambiental | environmental risk assessment |
| evaluación del riesgo ambiental | environmental risk assessment Qualitative and quantitative evaluation of the risk posed to the environment by the actual or potential presence and/or use of specific pollutants |
| evaluación del riesgo para el medio ambiente | environmental risk assessment |
| factor de riesgo de origen humano | human-caused risk scaling factor |
| factor de riesgo de origen humano | human-caused risk |
| grado de riesgo diario | daily activity level |
| indice de riesgo de origen humano | human-caused risk scaling factor |
| las vías críticas de transferencia representan un riesgo mayor de irradiación | critical pathways for the transfer of radionuclides present a major radiation hazard |
| nivel de riesgo aceptable | acceptable risk level |
| nivel de riesgo aceptable | acceptable risk level Level of risk judged to be outweighed by corresponding benefits or one that is of such a degree that it is considered to pose minimal potential for adverse effects |
| Plataforma Mundial para la Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres | Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction |
| Proyectos piloto sobre protección del medio ambiente en zonas con riesgo de crecidas torrenciales | Pilot projects in the field of environmental protection of areas prone to flash floods |
| reducción del riesgo de avalanchas | avalanche control |
| reducción del riesgo de desastres | disaster reduction |
| reducción del riesgo de desastres | disaster risk reduction |
| riesgo aceptable | acceptable fire risk |
| riesgo aceptable | acceptable risk |
| riesgo aceptable | acceptable risk level |
| riesgo acústico debido al ruido de los juguetes | risk of damage to hearing resulting from noise emitted by toys |
| riesgo alto de extinción | high risk of extinction |
| riesgo ambiental | environmental risk |
| riesgo ambiental | environmental risk Likelihood, or probability, of injury, disease, or death resulting from exposure to a potential environmental hazard |
| riesgo ambiental de las sustancias existentes | environmental risk of existing substances |
| riesgo biotecnológico | biotechnological hazard |
| riesgo biotecnológico | biotechnological hazard A danger to humans, animals or the environment posed by the application of advanced biological techniques in the manufacture of industrial products, such as the risk or harm that results from exposure to infectious bacteria, viruses or fungi |
| riesgo de accidente grave resultante de la actividad industrial | major industrial accident hazard |
| riesgo de alud | risk of avalanches |
| riesgo de cambio climático | potential climate change |
| riesgo de contaminación de las aguas subterráneas | pollution risk of ground water |
| riesgo de contaminación por el plomo exógeno | risk of contamination by exogenic lead |
| riesgo de contaminantes | hazard of pollutants |
| riesgo de contaminantes | hazard of pollutants Risk or danger to human health, property or the environment posed by the introduction of a harmful substances into the ecosystem |
| riesgo de corrimiento de tierras | risk of landslides |
| riesgo de cáncer | cancer risk |
| riesgo de cáncer | cancer risk The probability that exposure to some agent or substance will adversely transform cells to replicate and form a malignant tumor |
| riesgo de desastre | disaster risk |
| riesgo de inundación | risk of flooding |
| riesgo de origen humano | unnormalized man-caused risk |
| riesgo ecológico | ecological risk |
| riesgo ecotoxicológico | ecotoxicological risk |
| riesgo grave | acute risk |
| riesgo hidrogeológico | hydrogeological risk |
| riesgo hidrológico | hydrological risk |
| riesgo importante | major risk |
| riesgo importante | major risk The high probability that a given hazard or situation will yield a significant amount of lives lost, persons injured, damage to property , disruption of economic activity or harm to the environment; or any product of the probability of occurrence and the expected magnitude of damage beyond a maximum acceptable level |
| riesgo natural | natural risk Probability of harm to human health, property or the environment posed by any aspect of the physical world other than human activity |
| riesgo nuclear | nuclear risk |
| riesgo nuclear | nuclear risk A risk connected to the functioning of nuclear power plants, by the storage or transportation of radioactive materials and involving the release of potentially dangerous levels of radioactive materials into the environment |
| riesgo para aguas subterráneas | groundwater endangering |
| riesgo para aguas subterráneas | groundwater endangering Threat to the quality and quantity of groundwater by activities related to the use of land. As some activities (e.g. landfill) present a particular risk of pollution, the closer an activity is to a well or borehole, the greater the risk of the pumped water being polluted. The type of soil, the geology, the rainfall and the amount of water pumped out of the ground must all be taken into consideration |
| riesgo para la salud | health hazard |
| riesgo químico | 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 residual | residual risk Remaining potential for harm to persons, property or the environment following all possible efforts to reduce predictable hazards |
| riesgo sísmico | seismic risk |
| riesgo tecnológico | technological hazard |
| riesgo tolerable | acceptable fire risk |
| sin riesgo para los delfines | dolphin safe |
| zona de alto riesgo medioambiental | high-risk area in environmental terms |
| zona de riesgo geonatural | geological danger zone |
