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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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chlorine-contact chamber
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
That part of a water treatment plant where effluent is disinfected by chlorine.
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
A family of inert, nontoxic, and easily liquefied chemicals used in refrigeration, air conditioning, packaging, insulation, or as solvents and aerosol propellants. Because CFCs ...
chlorophenoxy
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
A class of herbicides that may be found in domestic water supplies and cause adverse health effects.
chlorosis
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Discoloration of normally green plant parts caused by disease, lack of nutrients, or various air pollutants.
cholinesterase
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
An enzyme found in animals that regulates nerve impulses by the inhibition of acetylcholine. Cholinesterase inhibition is associated with a variety of acute symptoms such as ...
decant
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
To draw off the upper layer of liquid after the heaviest material (a solid or another liquid) has settled.
decay products
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Degraded radioactive materials, often referred to as "daughters" or "progeny"; radon decay products of most concern from a public health standpoint are polonium-214 and ...
Sub-categories
- Fungicides (58)
- Herbicides (125)
- Insecticides (20)
- Nitrogen fertilizers (16)
- Organic fertilizers (43)
- Pesticides (35135)
- Potassium fertilizers (300)
- Urea (21)