| English | Spanish |
| aggregate extraction | extracción granulada |
| aggregate extraction Extraction of crushed rock or gravel screened to sizes for use in road surfaces, concretes, or bituminous mixes | extracción granulada |
| dust extraction | eliminación de polvos |
| dust extraction | extracción de polvos |
| environmental impact of the process of extraction by solvents | impacto ambiental del proceso de extracción con disolventes |
| extraction of fumes | extracción de humos |
| extraction of lindane | extracción de lindano |
| extraction of noble metals | extración de metales nobles |
| extraction well | pozo de extracción |
| fume extraction | extracción de humos |
| gravel extraction | extracción de grava |
| gravel extraction Obtaining a mixture of coarse sand and small water- worn or pounded stones, (used for paths and roads and as an aggregate) from the earth | extracción de grava |
| groundwater extraction | extración de aguas subterráneas |
| groundwater extraction The process, deliberate or inadvertent, of extracting ground water from a source at a rate so in excess of the replenishment that the ground water level declines persistently, threatening exhaustion of the supply or at least a decline of pumping levels to uneconomic depths | extración de aguas subterráneas |
| mineral extraction | extracción de minerales |
| mineral extraction The process of extracting metallic or nonmetallic mineral deposits from the Earth | extracción de minerales |
| natural gas extraction | extracción de gas natural |
| natural gas extraction The tapping of natural gas from wells located under the sea and in general from underground sources often in association with petroleum deposits; it is used as a fuel, having largely replaced coal-gas for this purpose, and as a source of intermediates for organic synthesis | extracción de gas natural |
| oil extraction | extracción de petróleo |
| oil extraction Recovery of oil by surface mining, as in tar sands or oil shales, or from tunnels in a shallow reservoir | extracción de petróleo |
| peat extraction | extracción de turba |
| peat extraction Peat is obtained from peat bogs by cutting it from the earth; it is then formed into briquettes, which can be used as fuel. Peat may be found in layers several metres thick. In some countries peat-fired generating stations for electricity are in use. Peat is also used as a soil conditioner | extracción de turba |
| residue from raw-materials extraction | residuo de extracción |
| sand extraction The extraction of sand by mining for building purposes and for the extraction of heavy minerals such as rutile and zircon | extracción de arena |
| soil vacuum extraction | extracción del vapor del suelo |
| soil vapor extraction | extracción del vapor del suelo |
| ultrasonic extraction | extracción por ultrasonidos |
| wastes from solvent extraction | Residuos de la extracción con disolventes |
| water extraction | extracción de agua |
| water extraction Pumping of water for different purposes (i.e. agriculture, land reclamation, domestic and industrial use, etc.) | extracción de agua |
