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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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diluent
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Any liquid or solid material used to dilute or carry an active ingredient.
dilution ratio
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
The relationship between the volume of water in a stream and the volume of incoming water. It affects the ability of the stream to assimilate waste.
dimictic
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Lakes and reservoirs that freeze over and normally go through two stratifications and two mixing cycles a year.
dinocap
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
A fungicide used primarily by apple growers to control summer diseases. EPA proposed restrictions on its use in 1986 when laboratory tests found it caused birth defects in ...
dinoseb
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
A herbicide that is also used as a fungicide and insecticide. It was banned by EPA in 1986 because it posed the risk of birth defects and sterility.
dioxin
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Any of a family of compounds known chemically as dibenzo-p-dioxins. Concern about them arises from their potential toxicity as contaminants in commercial products. Tests on ...
direct discharger
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
A municipal or industrial facility which introduces pollution through a defined conveyance or system such as outlet pipes; a point source.
Sub-categories
- Fungicides (58)
- Herbicides (125)
- Insecticides (20)
- Nitrogen fertilizers (16)
- Organic fertilizers (43)
- Pesticides (35135)
- Potassium fertilizers (300)
- Urea (21)