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German to English Environment & Ecology Translation Glossary

German term		English translation
Mittellager		central bearing
mittelräumig		(with)in a medium-sized area (around the construction zone)	Steffen Walter
Entered by: Steffen Walter
Moorweidenwiese		moorland meadow
Mulden/Mulden-Rigolen		combined swale-French drain
Muldendeponie und Hangdeponie		pit disposal / slope disposal
Murgänge		debris flow
Murkegel		debris (flow) cone
nach derzeitigem Wissensstand das maximal Machbare darstellen		represents (is) the absolute state of the art/is...the most advanced technology
Nachbetrieb		decommissioning (dubious - please do own research before using)	Steffen Walter
Entered by: Steffen Walter
nachempfundener Gebrauchswert		perceived utility
nachhaltig wirtschaften		sustainable management
Nachhaltige Produkte		sustainable products/goods	Michele Fauble
Entered by: Michele Fauble
nachrangig		lesser priority
nachrichtlich übernommen		adopted as planning tools
Nachrottehalle		post-decomposition shed
Nachsorgetechniken		post generation treatment
nachwachsenden Rohstoffen		renewable resources
natürliche Lebensgrundlagen		safeguard the natural foundations of life
Naturhaushalt		natural systems
Naturzeit		time to return to nature
NaWaRo		renewable raw materials	roak
Entered by: roak
nebelgerät / ausnebeln		fogging machine / to fog
nicht einstellungsgebundene Umweltschützer		unintentional environmentalists
Niedrigenergiebauweise		low energy construction (standard)
Normalnull		mean sea level
Notfallplanungen		emergency plans
Nullanalyse		status-quo analysis
Ober- und Unterböden		topsoil and subsoil
obertägige Ablagerung		surface waste disposal/landfill
Organika		organics	Ingo Dierkschnieder
Entered by: Ingo Dierkschnieder
Ortsprägung		habitat imprinting
Ortswechselreaktionene		reactions to a change of place
Pachtjagd		lease hunting
Perle im Schatzkästchen		jewel in the crown
Pfade Boden-Grundwasser, Boden-Mensch, Boden-Nutzpflanze		soil-groundwater, soil-human, soil-food plant pathways
Pfanderstattungsanspruechen		requests for (bottle) deposit (fund) reimbursement
planungsrechtlich verfestigt		granted preliminary planning approval
pressenentwässerung		press dewatering
prozessnahe Wasserkreislaufschließung		suggestion
qualitativ		high quality or qualitative, if in comparison to quantitative

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