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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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well field

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Area containing one or more wells that produce usable amounts of water or oil.

well injection

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

The subsurface emplacement of fluids into a well.

well monitoring

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Measurement by on-site instruments or laboratory methods of well water quality.

well plug

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A watertight, gastight seal installed in a bore hole or well to prevent movement of fluids.

well point

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A hollow vertical tube, rod, or pipe terminating in a perforated pointed shoe and fitted with a fine-mesh screen.

wellhead protection area

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A protected surface and subsurface zone surrounding a well or well field supplying a public water system to keep contaminants from reaching the well water.

wetlands

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

An area that is saturated by surface or ground water with vegetation adapted for life under those soil conditions, as swamps, bogs, fens, marshes, and estuaries.