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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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phosphogypsum piles (stacks)
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Principal byproduct generated in production of phosphoric acid from phosphate rock. These piles may generate radioactive radon gas.
phosphorus
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
An essential chemical food element that can contribute to the eutrophication of lakes and other water bodies. Increased phosphorus levels result from discharge of ...
phosphorus plants
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Facilities using electric furnaces to produce elemental phosphorous for commercial use, such as high grade phosphoric acid, phosphate-based detergent, and organic chemicals use.
photochemical oxidants
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Air pollutants formed by the action of sunlight on oxides of nitrogen and hydrocarbons.
photochemical smog
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Air pollution caused by chemical reactions of various pollutants emitted from different sources. (See: photochemical oxidants.)
photosynthesis
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
The manufacture by plants of carbohydrates and oxygen from carbon dioxide mediated by chlorophyll in the presence of sunlight.
Sub-categories
- Fungicides (58)
- Herbicides (125)
- Insecticides (20)
- Nitrogen fertilizers (16)
- Organic fertilizers (43)
- Pesticides (35135)
- Potassium fertilizers (300)
- Urea (21)