| English | German |
| accident source The cause or origin of an unexpected occurrence, failure or loss with the potential for harming human life, property or the environment | Unfallsursache |
| accident source | Unfallsursache |
| agricultural source | landwirtschaftliche Quelle |
| alternative, environmentally friendly energy source | alternative umweltfreundliche Energiequelle |
| anthropogenic source | anthropogene Quelle |
| area emission source | diffuse Quelle |
| area emission source | Emissionsquelle |
| area source | diffuse Quelle |
| area source | Emissionsquelle |
| diffuse pollution source | diffuse Quelle |
| diffuse pollution source | diffuse Verschmutzungsquelle |
| diffuse source | diffuse Quelle |
| diffuse source | Diffuse Quelle |
| diffuse source Pollution which arises from various activities with no discrete source | Diffuse Quelle |
| diffuse source input | Stoffeintrag aus diffuser Quelle |
| distant source | entfernte Quelle |
| emission source A chemical process, building, furnace, plant or other entity responsible for the discharge of pollutants or contaminants into the environment | Emittent |
| emission source | Quelle |
| emitting source | Emissionsquelle |
| emitting source | Emittent |
| emitting source | Quelle |
| energy source Potential supplies of energy including fossil and nuclear fuels as well as solar, water, wind, tidal and geothermal power | Energiequelle |
| energy source material Sources from which energy can be obtained to provide heat, light, and power. Energy resources, including fossil and nuclear fuels as well as solar, water, tidal and geothermal energy, may be captured or recovered and converted into other energy forms for a variety of household, commercial, transportation, and industrial applications | Energieträger |
| ex-situ source | Ex-situ-Quelle |
| impact source | Wirkungsquellen |
| impact source Elements of an action which cause damage to the surrounding environment | Wirkungsquellen |
| information source Generally, any resource initiating and substantiating the reception of knowledge or specifically, the origin of a data transmission | Informationsquelle |
| in-situ source | In-situ-Quelle |
| interfering source | Störungsquelle |
| land-based source | vom Lande aus |
| line source Line source means a one-dimensional source. An example of a line source is the particular emissions from a dirt road | Linienquellen |
| line source | Linienquellen |
| line source | Linienquelle |
| linear source of sound Point noise sources placed one after the other one as, for instance, in a row of cars moving on a road | Linienschallquelle |
| linear source of sound | Linienschallquelle |
| local emission source | örtliche Emissionsquelle |
| local emission source | lokale Emissionsquelle |
| local pollution source | örtliche Emissionsquelle |
| local pollution source | lokale Emissionsquelle |
| low-carbon energy source | Energiequelle mit niedrigem CO2-Ausstoss |
| low-carbon energy source | Energiequelle mit geringem CO2-Ausstoss |
| low-polluting source of energy | emissionsarmer Energieträger |
| major source | Hauptquelle |
| mobile source | mobile Quelle |
| mobile source | Transportquelle |
| noise source | Lärmquelle |
| nonpoint source | diffuse Quelle |
| non-point source | diffuse Quelle |
| nonpoint source | Emissionsquelle |
| non-point source input | Stoffeintrag aus diffuser Quelle |
| non-polluting energy source Energy that is ecologically safe and renewable. The most widely used source is hydroelectric power, which currently supplies some 6.6% of the world's energy needs. Other non-polluting sources are solar energy, tidal energy, wave energy and wind energy. Most non-polluting energy sources require a high capital investment but have low running costs | Umweltfreundliche Energiequelle |
| offshore source | Offshore-Quelle |
| orphan radiation source | unkontrollierte Strahlenquelle |
| orphan radiation source | herrenlose Strahlenquelle |
| orphan source | unkontrollierte Strahlenquelle |
| orphan source | herrenlose Strahlenquelle |
| plane source | Flächenquelle |
| plane source Pollution which arises from various activities with no discrete source | Flächenquelle |
| point source Pollution from a discrete source, such as a septic tank, a sewer, a discharge type, a landfill, a factory or waste water treatment works discharging to a watercourse; stack emission from an industrial process; or spillage from an underground storage tank leaching into groundwater | Punktquelle |
| point source | Emissionsquelle |
| point source | Ausgangspunkt |
| point source | Punktquelle |
| point source input | Stoffeintrag aus Punktquelle |
| point source pollution | punktuelle Umweltverschmutzung |
| pollutant source identification | Bestimmung der Schadstoffquelle |
| pollution source | Emittent |
| prevention of waste at source | Vermeidung der Abfallentstehung an der Quelle |
| rectification at source | am Ursprung bekämpfen |
| to rectify at source | am Ursprung bekämpfen |
| remote source | entfernte Quelle |
| renewable energy source Energy sources that do not rely on fuels of which there are only finite stocks. The most widely used renewable source is hydroelectric power; other renewable sources are biomass energy, solar energy, tidal energy, wave energy, and wind energy; biomass energy does not avoid the danger of the greenhouse effect | Erneuerbare Energiequelle |
| separation at source Segregating various wastes at the point of generation (e.g. separation of paper, metal and glass from other wastes) to make recycling simpler and more efficient | Mülltrennung (an der Abfallquelle) |
| separation at source | Mülltrennung (an der Abfallquelle |
| ship-source pollution | Meeresverschmutzung durch Schiffe |
| single source | Einzelquelle |
| sorting at source | Abfalltrennung durch den Verursacher |
| sorting at source The classification and separation of solid waste, according to type, at the location where it is generated | Abfalltrennung durch den Verursacher |
| sound source | Lärmquelle |
| source apportionment | Einleiter-Klassifikation |
| source apportionment | Aufschlüsselung nach Sektoren |
| source constituant | Substanzquelle |
| source constituant | Quelle |
| source inventory | Emissionsverzeichnis |
| source of emission | Emittent |
| source of emission | Quelle |
| source of emission | Emissionsquelle |
| source of pollution The place, places or areas from where a pollutant is released into the atmosphere or water, or where noise is generated. A source can be classified as point source, i.e. a large individual generator of pollution, an area source, or a line source, e.g. vehicle emissions and noise | Schadstoffquelle |
| source of pollution | Schadstoffquelle |
| source-oriented | ursprungsorientiert |
| source-oriented | quellenorientiert |
| source-oriented monitoring | quellenorientierte Beobachtung |
| Source-oriented monitoring | quellenorientierte Beobachtung |
| source species | Substanzquelle |
| source species | Quelle |
| source substance | Substanzquelle |
| source substance | Quelle |
| stationary source | ortsfeste Quelle |
| stationary source | ortsfester Emittent |
| stationary source of pollution | ortsfeste Verschmutzungsquelle |
| surface source | diffuse Quelle |
| surface source | Emissionsquelle |
| the source of the specimen | Herkunft des Exemplars |
| transportation source | mobile Quelle |
| transportation source | Transportquelle |
| use of waste as energy source | Energetische Abfallverwertung |
| waste collection at source The gathering and transporting of refuse from its place of origin, system where waste is collected by the waste producer at the production place | Holsystem |
| waste collection at source | Holsystem |
