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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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cooling electricity use

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Amount of electricity used to meet the building cooling load. (See: building cooling load.)

cooling tower

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Device which dissipates the heat from water-cooled systems by spraying the water through streams of rapidly moving air.

cooperative agreement

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

An assistance agreement whereby EPA transfers money, property, services or anything of value to a state, university, non-profit, or not-for-profit organization for the ...

core

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

The uranium-containing heart of a nuclear reactor, where energy is released.

core program cooperative agreement

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

An assistance agreement whereby EPA supports states or tribal governments with funds to help defray the cost of non-item-specific administrative and training activities.

corrective action

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

EPA can require treatment, storage and disposal (TSDF) facilities handling hazardous waste to undertake corrective actions to clean up spills resulting from failure to follow ...

corrosion

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

The dissolution and wearing away of metal caused by a chemical reaction such as between water and the pipes, chemicals touching a metal surface, or contact between two metals.