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Pesticides

Any chemical or substance used to kill or inhibit the growth of pests that damage or interfere with the growth of crops, shrubs, tress, timber and other vegetation useful to humans.

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Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA)

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A group of laws passed by Congress in 1938 giving authority to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to oversee the safety of food, drugs, and cosmetics, which includes a law that controls ...

Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA)

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Enacted on Aug. 3, 1996, Food Quality Protection Act was created to ensure the safety of food in the United States. The FQPA home page will provide more detailed information.

hazard communication standard

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

An OSHA regulation that requires chemical manufacturers, suppliers, and importers to assess the hazards of the chemicals they make, supply, or import, and to inform employers, customers, and workers ...

integrated pest management (IPM)

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

The use of pest and environmental information in conjunction with available pest control technologies to prevent unacceptable levels of pest damage by the most economical means and with the least ...

lethal concentration 50 (LC 50)

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A concentration of a pollutant or effluent at which 50% of the test organisms die; a common measure of acute toxicity.

lethal dose 50 (LD 50)

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

The dose of a toxicant that will kill 50% of test organisms within a designated period of time. The lower the LD 50, the more toxic the compound.

lowest observed adverse effect level (LOAEL)

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

The lowest dose in a toxicity study resulting in adverse health effects.

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