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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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persistent pesticides

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Pesticides that do not break down chemically or break down very slowly and remain in the environment after a growing season.

personal air samples

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Air samples taken with a pump that is directly attached to the worker with the collecting filter and cassette placed in the worker's breathing zone (required under OSHA asbestos ...

personal measurement

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A measurement collected from an individual's immediate environment.

personal protective equipment

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Clothing and equipment worn by pesticide mixers, loaders and applicators and re-entry workers, hazmat emergency responders, workers cleaning up Superfund sites, et. al., which is ...

pest

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

An insect, rodent, nematode, fungus, weed or other form of terrestrial or aquatic plant or animal life that is injurious to health or the environment.

pest control operator

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Person or company that applies pesticides as a business (e.g. exterminator); usually describes household services, not agricultural applications.

pesticide

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Substances or mixture there of intended for preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating any pest. Also, any substance or mixture intended for use as a plant regulator, ...