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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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Agricultural chemicals > Pesticides 
rodenticide
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
A pesticide or other agent used to kill rats and other rodents or to prevent them from damaging food, crops, or forage.
route of exposure
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
The way a chemical enters an organism after contact (e.g., ingestion, inhalation, or dermal absorption).
safer pesticides
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Pesticides designated as “safer” (or “reduced-risk”) by EPA due to favorable characteristics affecting health or environmental risks, resistance management and integrated pest ...
science reviews
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
OPP reviews various pesticide studies, such as toxicology, environmental fate and groundwater, ecological effects, and product chemistry. See Cleared Reviews, DERs.
sediment
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Topsoil, sand, and minerals washed from the land into water, usually after rain or snow melt. Sediments collecting in rivers, reservoirs, and harbors can destroy fish and wildlife ...
sewer
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
A channel or conduit that carries wastewater and stormwater to a treatment plant or receiving waters. "Sanitary" sewers carry household, industrial, and commercial waste. "Storm" ...
Sub-categories
- Fungicides (58)
- Herbicides (125)
- Insecticides (20)
- Nitrogen fertilizers (16)
- Organic fertilizers (43)
- Pesticides (35135)
- Potassium fertilizers (300)
- Urea (21)