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Agricultural chemicals

Includes chemicals designed for agricultural use for protection of crops from fungus and insects, as well as for the growth and protection of plants.

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vulnerable zone

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

An area over which the airborne concentration of a chemical accidentally released could reach the level of concern.

waste

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

1. Unwanted materials left over from a manufacturing process. 2. Refuse from places of human or animal habitation.

waste characterization

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Identification of chemical and microbiological constituents of a waste material.

waste exchange

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Arrangement in which companies exchange their wastes for the benefit of both parties.

waste feed

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

The continuous or intermittent flow of wastes into an incinerator.

waste generation

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

The weight or volume of materials and products that enter the waste stream before recycling, composting, landfilling, or combustion takes place. Also can represent the amount of ...

waste load allocation

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

1. The maximum load of pollutants each discharger of waste is allowed to release into a particular waterway. Discharge limits are usually required for each specific water quality ...