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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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Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
A part of the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) process of developing key required test data, especially on the long-term, chronic effects of existing pesticides, in advance of ...
Data Quality Objectives (DQOs)
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Qualitative and quantitative statements of the overall level of uncertainty that a decision-maker will accept in results or decisions based on environmental data. They provide the ...
ddt
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
The first chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticide chemical name: Dichloro-Diphenyl-Trichloroethane. It has a half-life of 15 years and can collect in fatty tissues of certain animals. ...
dead end
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
The end of a water main which is not connected to other parts of the distribution system.
deadmen
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Anchors drilled or cemented into the ground to provide additional reactive mass for DP sampling rigs.
carbon absorber
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
An add-on control device that uses activated carbon to absorb volatile organic compounds from a gas stream. (The VOCs are later recovered from the carbon.)
Sub-categories
- Fungicides (58)
- Herbicides (125)
- Insecticides (20)
- Nitrogen fertilizers (16)
- Organic fertilizers (43)
- Pesticides (35135)
- Potassium fertilizers (300)
- Urea (21)