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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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Destruction and Removal Efficiency (DRE)
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
A percentage that represents the number of molecules of a compound removed or destroyed in an incinerator relative to the number of molecules entering the system (e.g. a DRE of ...
destruction facility
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
A facility that destroys regulated medical waste.
desulfurization
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Removal of sulfur from fossil fuels to reduce pollution.
detectable leak rate
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
The smallest leak (from a storage tank), expressed in terms of gallons- or liters-per-hour, that a test can reliably discern with a certain probability of detection or false ...
detection criterion
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
A predetermined rule to ascertain whether a tank is leaking or not. Most volumetric tests use a threshold value as the detection criterion. (See: volumetric tank tests.)
detection limit
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
The lowest concentration of a chemical that can reliably be distinguished from a zero concentration.
detention time
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
1. The theoretical calculated time required for a small amount of water to pass through a tank at a given rate of flow. 2. The actual time that a small amount of water is in a ...
Sub-categories
- Fungicides (58)
- Herbicides (125)
- Insecticides (20)
- Nitrogen fertilizers (16)
- Organic fertilizers (43)
- Pesticides (35135)
- Potassium fertilizers (300)
- Urea (21)