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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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ecological/environmental sustainability

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Maintenance of ecosystem components and functions for future generations.

ecological exposure

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Exposure of a non-human organism to a stressor.

ecological impact

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

The effect that a man-caused or natural activity has on living organisms and their non-living (abiotic) environment.

ecological indicator

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A characteristic of an ecosystem that is related to, or derived from, a measure of biotic or abiotic variable, that can provide quantitative information on ecological structure ...

ecological integrity

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A living system exhibits integrity if, when subjected to disturbance, it sustains and organizes self-correcting ability to recover toward a biomass end-state that is normal for ...

ecological risk assessment

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

The application of a formal framework, analytical process, or model to estimate the effects of human actions(s) on a natural resource and to interpret the significance of those ...

ecology

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

The study of the relationships between all living organisms and the environment, especially the totality or pattern of interactions; a view that includes all plant and animal ...