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| accident source The cause or origin of an unexpected occurrence, failure or loss with the potential for harming human life, property or the environment | 意外发生源 (出乎意料的事件、失败、或者损失的产生源，此类事件有伤害人类生命、财产或者环境的潜在可能。) |
| diffuse source Pollution which arises from various activities with no discrete source | 扩散源 (从非离散来源的各种活动产生的污染物。) |
| emission source A chemical process, building, furnace, plant or other entity responsible for the discharge of pollutants or contaminants into the environment | 排放源 (向环境中排放污染物的化学过程、建筑物、燃烧炉、工厂或者其他排放实体。) |
| energy source Potential supplies of energy including fossil and nuclear fuels as well as solar, water, wind, tidal and geothermal power | 能源 (化石、核能、太阳、水、风、潮汐和地热等皆可作为能量的潜在来源。) |
| 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 | 能源原料 (可以获得能量以提供热、光、和力的来源。可作为能源物质包括石化燃料、核能、太阳能、水里、潮汐和地热，这些能源可以被转换为其他的形式以供应许多家庭、商业、交通和工业的使用。) |
| impact source Elements of an action which cause damage to the surrounding environment | 影响冲击源 (导致周围环境破坏的行为元素。) |
| information source | 信号〔信息〕源 |
| information source Generally, any resource initiating and substantiating the reception of knowledge or specifically, the origin of a data transmission | 信息来源 (一般说明创始并实例化知识接收的任何来源，特别指数据传输的来源。) |
| line source Line source means a one-dimensional source. An example of a line source is the particular emissions from a dirt road | 线源 (指一维源。关于线源的一个例子是从一条污物排放道路进行特定的污物排放。) |
| 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 | 线性声源 (像在道路上行驶的一列汽车一样顺序放置的点噪声源。) |
| non-point-source pollution | 非点源污染 |
| 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 | 无污染性能源、清洁能源 (可再生和生态安全的能源。使用最广泛的是水力发电，目前提供世界能源需求的6.6％。其他非污染来源是太阳能、潮汐能、波浪能和风能。大多数非污染性能源，需要高资本投资，但运营成本低。) |
| plane source Pollution which arises from various activities with no discrete source | 平面源 (各种活动所产生的污染来源。) |
| 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 | 点源 (从离散的污染来源，例如化粪池、下水道、排水型、垃圾掩埋场，到污染处理工厂和废水处理工厂，再流到河流，或从地下储油罐溢出浸到地下水中造成污染。) |
| pollutant source identification | 污染物来源证明 |
| 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 | 可再生能源 (不依赖于数量有限的矿石资源的能源。最广泛使用的可再生能源是氢能源；其它可再生能源包括生物能、太阳能、潮汐能、洋流能、风能；但生物能源不能避免温室效应。) |
| 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 | 来源区分 (从来源上分离不同废物(例如从其它废物中区分纸、金属和玻璃)以使回收更简单和有效。) |
| sorting at source The classification and separation of solid waste, according to type, at the location where it is generated | 按源分类 (固体废气物在它所产生的位置根据类型分类和分离。) |
| 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 | 污染源 (污染物被释放到大气或水，或发出噪音的地方，地点或者区域。源头被列为点声源，即一个产生污染的大个体，一个区域源，或一个线源，例如，汽车尾气和噪音。) |
| use of waste as energy source | 废料作为能源资源的利用 |
| 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 | 源头垃圾收集 (从来源地进行的垃圾收集和运输。) |
