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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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Carbon Monoxide (CO)
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
A colorless, odorless, poisonous gas produced by incomplete fossil fuel combustion.
carbon adsorption
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
A treatment system that removes contaminants from ground water or surface water by forcing it through tanks containing activated carbon treated to attract the contaminants.
Carbon Tetrachloride (CC14)
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Compound consisting of one carbon atom ad four chlorine atoms, once widely used as a industrial raw material, as a solvent, and in the production of CFCs. Use as a solvent ended ...
carboxyhemoglobin
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Hemoglobin in which the iron is bound to carbon monoxide(CO) instead of oxygen.
carcinogen
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Capable of causing cancer. A suspected carcinogen is a substance that may cause cancer in humans or animals but for which the evidence is not conclusive.
carrying capacity
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
1. In recreation management, the amount of use a recreation area can sustain without loss of quality. 2. In wildlife management, the maximum number of animals an area can support ...
case study
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
A brief fact sheet providing risk, cost, and performance information on alternative methods and other pollution prevention ideas, compliance initiatives, voluntary efforts, etc.
Sub-categories
- Fungicides (58)
- Herbicides (125)
- Insecticides (20)
- Nitrogen fertilizers (16)
- Organic fertilizers (43)
- Pesticides (35135)
- Potassium fertilizers (300)
- Urea (21)