Agricultural chemicals

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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benefit-cost analysis

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

An economic method for assessing the benefits and costs of achieving alternative health-based standards at given levels of health protection. Benthic/Benthos: An organism that ...

bentonite

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A colloidal clay, expansible when moist, commonly used to provide a tight seal around a well casing.

beryllium

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

An metal hazardous to human health when inhaled as an airborne pollutant. It is discharged by machine shops, ceramic and propellant plants, and foundries.

Best Available Control Measures (BACM)

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A term used to refer to the most effective measures (according to EPA guidance) for controlling small or dispersed particulates and other emissions from sources such as roadway ...

Best Available Control Technology (BACT)

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

The most stringent technology available for controlling emissions; major sources are required to use BACT, unless it can be demonstrated that it is not feasible for energy, ...

Best Demonstrated Available Technology (BDAT)

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

As identified by EPA, the most effective commercially available means of treating specific types of hazardous waste. The BDATs may change with advances in treatment technologies.