| English | Maltese |
| air quality criteria | kriterji ta' kwalità tal-arja |
| efficiency criterion Parameter or rule for assessing the competency in performance of production relative to the input of resources | kriterju ta' effiċjenza |
| environmental assessment criterion Principle or standard for the evaluation or appraisal of ecological or natural resources | kriterju ta' valutazzjoni ambjentali |
| environmental criterion Standards of physical, chemical or biological (but sometimes including social, aesthetic, etc.) components that define a given quality of an environment | kriterju ambjentali |
| 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. | kriterju tal-kwalità ambjentali |
| evaluation criterion A standard, norm, value or measurement by which the quantity or quality of a process, object or person's work performance is ascertained through an analysis and judgment of the relevant information in context and in view of established goals, objectives and standards | kriterju ta' valutazzjoni |
| monitoring criterion No definition needed | kriterju ta' monitoraġġ |
| pollution criterion Standard established for certain pollutants which limits their concentration | kriterju ta' tniġġis |
