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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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synergism

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

An interaction of two or more chemicals that results in an effect greater than the sum of their separate effects.

Synthetic Organic Chemicals (SOCs)

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Man-made (anthropogenic) organic chemicals. Some SOCs are volatile; others tend to stay dissolved in water instead of evaporating.

system with a single service connection

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A system that supplies drinking water to consumers via a single service line.

systemic pesticide

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A chemical absorbed by an organism that interacts with the organism and makes the organism toxic to pests.

tail water

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

The runoff of irrigation water from the lower end of an irrigated field.

tailings

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Residue of raw material or waste separated out during the processing of crops or mineral ores.

tailpipe standards

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Emissions limitations applicable to mobile source engine exhausts.