| English | Maltese |
| emission abatement cost | spiża għat-tnaqqis tal-emissjonijiet |
| emission abatement target | mira għat-tnaqqis tal-emissjonijiet |
| emissions abatement | tnaqqis tal-emissjonijiet |
| negative-cost abatement option | opzjoni ta' tnaqqis tal-emissjonijiet bi spiża negattiva |
| noise abatement Measures to reduce noise at the source, to encourage quieter technologies or equipment or to prevent or reduce the propagation of sound. Measures may include the isolation and damping of vibration sources; the replacement of components with quieter parts and material; the enclosure of particularly noisy components; the provision of noise barriers, etc. | tnaqqis tal-istorbju |
| oil pollution abatement There are various systems for the abatement of oil pollution at sea: the "Load-on-top" system involves passing the washing from tank cleaning operations and residue from discharge of the original ballast water to an empty cargo tank nominated as the "slop" tank. Fresh oil cargo is loaded on top of the final residue left after further discharges of water, the resulting mixture being acceptable to refineries despite some additional cost in removing the salt and water. Under the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, all oil-carrying ships will be required to be capable of operating with this method of retention, or alternatively to discharge to reception facilities. Another method consists in spraying on the oil dispersives and/or blasting straw and sawdust, functioning as "blotting paper", onto water, beaches, rocks and docks. The Vikoma System for the containment of oil spills at sea, developed by British Petroleum, a seaboom of about 500 metres in length, is inflated and towed downwind of the oil slick and formed into a U-shape; under the influence of wind, the oil becomes trapped within the boom. Skimming equipment travels into the boom enclosure and the oil is pumped into containers | tnaqqis tat-tniġġiż miż-żejt |
| pollution abatement The reduction in degree or intensity of pollution in soil, rivers, lakes, seas, atmosphere, etc. | tnaqqis tat-tniġġis |
| pollution abatement equipment Equipment for the reduction in degree or intensity of pollution | tagħmir għat-tnaqqis tat-tniġġis |
| pollution abatement waste Wastes resulting from the operations of pollutant removal from industries, cleaning processes, etc. | skart minn attivitajiet għat-tnaqqis tat-tniġġis |
