Barbara L Pavlik Jan 30, 2014:

I agree with Vaclav, unless, of course, you have to translate it into another language. Then, you'll want to know what it stands for.

Václav Pinkava Jan 30, 2014:

DS is DS Unless there is a suspicion that the abbreviation has remained in another source language, rather than English, why change it, or even worry about what it stands for?

DLyons Jan 30, 2014:

Totally agree with Federica. The Czech entry has more:
"SRT Technology, DS about 20 percent, will contain chlorine. Solid residues from reactor are only the mineral fraction. Do We need a chlorine separation in a mechanical treatment plant before?"

Federica Borgini Jan 30, 2014:

Some context might help. Environment and ecology is not enough. This acronym has lots of possible solutions. One of them is dry solid. What is the text about?