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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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Total Suspended Particles (TSP)

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A method of monitoring airborne particulate matter by total weight.

Total Suspended Solids (TSS)

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A measure of the suspended solids in wastewater, effluent, or water bodies, determined by tests for "total suspended non-filterable solids." (See: suspended solids.)

toxaphene

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Chemical that causes adverse health effects in domestic water supplies and is toxic to fresh water and marine aquatic life.

toxic chemical

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Any chemical listed in EPA rules as "Toxic Chemicals Subject to Section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986."

toxic chemical release form

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Information form required of facilities that manufacture, process, or use (in quantities above a specific amount) chemicals listed under SARA Title III.

toxic chemical use substitution

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Replacing toxic chemicals with less harmful chemicals in industrial processes.

toxic cloud

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Airborne plume of gases, vapors, fumes, or aerosols containing toxic materials.