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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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No-Observed-Effect-Level (NOEL)
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Exposure level at which there are no statistically or biological significant differences in the frequency or severity of any effect in the exposed or control populations.
noble metal
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Chemically inactive metal such as gold; does not corrode easily.
Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid (NAPL)
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Contaminants that remain undiluted as the original bulk liquid in the subsurface, e.g. spilled oil. (See: fee product.)
non-attainment area
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Area that does not meet one or more of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for the criteria pollutants designated in the Clean Air Act.
Non-Binding Allocations of Responsibility (NBAR)
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
A process for EPA to propose a way for potentially responsible parties to allocate costs among themselves.
non-community water system
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
A public water system that is not a community water system; e.g. the water supply at a camp site or national park.
non-compliance coal
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Any coal that emits greater than 3.0 pounds of sulfur dioxide per million BTU when burned. Also known as high-sulfur coal.
Sub-categories
- Fungicides (58)
- Herbicides (125)
- Insecticides (20)
- Nitrogen fertilizers (16)
- Organic fertilizers (43)
- Pesticides (35135)
- Potassium fertilizers (300)
- Urea (21)