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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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pilot tests

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Testing a cleanup technology under actual site conditions to identify potential problems prior to full-scale implementation.

plankton

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Tiny plants and animals that live in water.

plasma arc reactors

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

devices that use an electric arc to thermally decompose organic and inorganic materials at ultra-high temperatures into gases and a vitrified slag residue. A plasma arc reactor ...

plasmid

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A circular piece of DNA that exists apart from the chromosome and replicates independently of it. Bacterial plasmids carry information that renders the bacteria resistant to ...

plastics

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Non-metallic chemoreactive compounds molded into rigid or pliable construction materials, fabrics, etc.

plate tower scrubber

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

An air pollution control device that neutralizes hydrogen chloride gas by bubbling alkaline water through holes in a series of metal plates.

plug flow

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Type of flow the occurs in tanks, basins, or reactors when a slug of water moves through without ever dispersing or mixing with the rest of the water flowing through.