試行階段：pilot stage     石油泄漏：oil spill     肥料：fertilizer

殺蟲劑：pesticide     污染物：pollutant      惰性氣體：inert gas

煙霧：smog       臭氧層：ozone layer        有機體：organism

《大氣污染防治法》：Air Pollution Prevention and Control Law

《水污染防治法》：Water Pollution Prevention and Control Law

《環境影響評價法》：Environmental Impact Assessment Law

固體廢物: solid waste       環境教育：environment education

聯合國環境與發展大會（環發大會）：United Nations Conference on Environment and Development

環發大會首腦會議：Summit Session of UNCED

聯合國環境規劃署：United Nations Environment Programs

國際生物多樣性日：International Biodiversity Day

世界水日：World Water Day   世界氣象日：World Meteorological Day

世界海洋日：World Oceans Day  中國21世紀議程：China’s Agenda 21

人與生物圈方案：Man and Biosphere program

中國生物多樣性保護行動計劃：China Biological Diversity Protection Action Plan      生物多樣性公約Convention on Biological Diversity

中國跨世界綠色工程規劃：China Tran-Century Green Project Plan

防治荒漠化國際公約：：Convention to Combat Desertification

氣候變化框架公約：United nations Framework Convention on Climate Change     污染者負擔的政策：the-polluters-pay policy

國家環境保護總局：State Environment Protection Administration (SEPA)限期治理：undertake treatment within a prescribed limit of time

堅持環境保護基本國策：adhere to the basic state policy of environmental protection

強化環境管理的政策：policy of tightening up environmental management       工業固體廢物：industrial solid wastes

環境執法檢查：environmental management law enforcement inspection

生態示范區： eco-demonstration region ;environmental-friendly region

國家級生態示范區（珠海）：Nationally Designated Eco-Demonstration Region (Zhuhai)    集中處理廠：centralized treatment plant

國家級園林城市：Nationally Designated Garden City

白色污染： white pollution (by using and littering of non-degradable white plastics )   放射性廢料積存：accumulation of radioactive waste

可降解一次性塑料袋：throwaway biodegradable plastic bags

有機污染物：organic pollutants 三廢綜合利用：multipurpose use of three types of wastes ( waste water, waste gas,solid waste)

城市垃圾無害化處理率：decontamination rate of urban refuse

垃圾填埋場：refuse landfill     垃圾焚燒廠：refuse incinerator

防止過度利用森林：protect forests from overexploitation

森林砍伐率：deforestation rate    水土流失：water and soil erosion

土壤鹽堿化：soil alkalization   造林工程：afforestation project

生態農業：environment-friendly agriculture; eco-agriculture

水資源保護區：water resource conservation

海水淡化：sea water desalinization   森林覆蓋率：forest coverage rate

綠化面積：afforested areas; greening space

防風林:wind break   防沙林：wind breaks    速生林：sand breaks

降低資源消耗率：slow down the rate of resource degradation

開發可再生資源：develop renewable resources

環保產品：environment-friendly products

自然保護區：nature reserve area    野生動植物：wild fauna and flora

保護生存環境:conserve natural habitats

瀕危野生動物：endangered wildlife 溫飽型農業：subsistence agriculture

珍稀瀕危物種繁殖基地：rare and endangered species breeding center

美化環境：landscaping design for environmental purposes

環境惡化：environmental degradation   煙塵排放：soot emissions

空氣污染濃度：air pollution concentration

酸雨、越境環境污染：acid rain and transboundary air pollution

工業粉塵排放：industrial dust discharge 溫室效應：greenhouse effect

礦物燃料（煤、石油、天然氣）：fossil fuels (coal, oil, and natural gas)

清潔能源：clean energy    汽車尾氣排放：motor vehicle exhaust

尾氣凈化器：exhaust purifier     天然氣汽車：gas-fueled vehicles

電動汽車：cell-driven vehicles; battery cars 無鉛汽油：lead-free gasoline

小排量汽車：small-displacement (engine) vehicles

工業廢水處理率：treatment rate of industrial effluents

城市污水處理率：treatment rate of domestic sewage