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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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structural deformation

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Distortion in walls of a tank after liquid has been added or removed.

subchronic

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Of intermediate duration, usually used to describe studies or periods of exposure lasting between 5 and 90 days.

subchronic exposure

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Multiple or continuous exposures lasting for approximately ten percent of an experimental species lifetime, usually over a three-month period.

submerged aquatic vegetation

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Vegetation that lives at or below the water surface; an important habitat for young fish and other aquatic organisms.

subwatershed

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Topographic perimeter of the catchment area of a stream tributary.

Sulfur Dioxide (SO2)

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A pungent, colorless, gasformed primarily by the combustion of fossil fuels; becomes a pollutant when present in large amounts.

sump

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A pit or tank that catches liquid runoff for drainage or disposal.