| English | Slovak |
| acoustical quality The characteristics of a confined space that determines its ability to enable music and speech to be heard clearly within it | akustická kvalita |
| air quality | kvalita ovzdušia |
| air quality The degree to which air is polluted; the type and maximum concentration of man-produced pollutants that should be permitted in the atmosphere | kvalita ovzdušia |
| air quality control The measurement of ambient air-pollution concentrations in order to determine whether there is a problem in a given region | kontrola kvality ovzdušia |
| air quality management Regulate and plan and work toward the accomplishment of completion of stated goals, objectives and mission pertaining to air quality | riadenie kvality ovzdušia |
| air quality monitoring Regular checking and recording of air quality in a given area. The following pollutants must be considered: carbon monoxide, benzene, butadiene, lead, sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, and particulates | monitoring kvality ovzdušia |
| environmental quality Properties and characteristics of the environment, either generalized or local, as they impinge on human beings and other organisms. Environmental quality is a general term which can refer to: varied characteristics such as air and water purity or pollution, noise, access to open space, and the visual effects of buildings, and the potential effects which such characteristics may have on physical and mental health | kvalita životného prostredia |
| environmental quality criterion Criteria followed in establishing standards for exposure to pollutants and noise, in respect of pesticides, detergents, composition of effluents, discharge of trade wastes, etc. | kritérium kvality životného prostredia |
| environmental quality objective | cieľ kvality životného prostredia |
| environmental quality standard Normative documents and guidelines for determining the degree of environmental conditions and requirements to avoid negative and damaging effects, influences, and consequences | štandard kvality životného prostredia |
| food quality | kvalita potravín |
| groundwater quality Groundwater accounts for over 95% of the earth's useable fresh-water resources; over half the world's population depends on groundwater for drinking-water supplies. This invisible resource is vulnerable to pollution and over-exploitation. Effective conservation of groundwater supplies requires the integration of land-use and water management | kvalita podzemných vôd |
| housing quality standard A norm or measure applicable in legal cases and considered to reflect a relatively high grade or level of excellence in the construction, maintenance, operation, occupancy, use or appearance of dwelling units | úroveň kvality bývania |
| indicator of environmental quality Qualitative or quantitative parameter used as a measure of an environmental condition, e.g. of air or water quality | ukazovateľ kvality životného prostredia |
| quality assurance | záruka kvality |
| quality certification The formal assertion in writing that a commodity, service or other product has attained a recognized and relatively high grade or level of excellence | certifikácia kvality |
| quality control The inspection, analysis, and other relevant actions taken to provide control over what is being done, manufactured, or fabricated, so that a desirable level of quality is achieved and maintained | kontrola kvality |
| quality objective Any goal or target established for a product, service or endeavor that aspires to attain a relatively high grade or level of excellence | cieľ kvality |
| quality of life Quality of life is largely a matter of individual preference and perception and overlaps the concept of social well-being. Generally the emphasis is on the amount and distribution of jointly consumed public goods, such as health care and welfare services, protection against crime, regulation of pollution, preservation of fine landscapes and historic townscapes | kvalita života |
| soil quality All current positive or negative properties with regard to soil utilization and soil functions | bonita pôdy |
| waste water quality The state or condition of spent or used water that contains dissolved or suspended matter from a home, community farm or industry | kvalita odpadových vôd |
| water quality A graded value of the components (organic and inorganic, chemical or physical) which comprise the nature of water | kvalita vôd |
| water quality directive EC Directive establishing the rules relating to water for human consumption | smernica týkajúca sa kvality vôd |
| water quality improvement Progress in, or betterment of, the environmental condition and integrity of water | zlepšovanie kvality vody |
| water quality management Water quality management concerns four major elements: the use (recreation, drinking water, fish and wildlife propagation, industrial or agricultural) to be made of the water; criteria to protect those uses; implementation plans (for needed industrial-municipal waste treatment improvements) and enforcement plans, and an anti-degradation statement to protect existing high quality waters | riadenie kvality vody |
