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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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special waste

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Items such as household hazardous waste, bulky wastes (refrigerators, pieces of furniture, etc.) tires, and used oil.

specific conductance

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Rapid method of estimating the dissolved solid content of a water supply by testing its capacity to carry an electrical current.

specific yield

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

The amount of water a unit volume of saturated permeable rock will yield when drained by gravity.

Spill Prevention, Containment, and Countermeasures Plan (SPCP)

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Plan covering the release of hazardous substances as defined in the Clean Water Act.

spoil

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Dirt or rock removed from its original location--destroying the composition of the soil in the process--as in strip-mining, dredging, or construction.

sprawl

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Unplanned development of open land.

spray tower scrubber

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A device that sprays alkaline water into a chamber where acid gases are present to aid in neutralizing the gas.