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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 
sedimentation tanks
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Wastewater tanks in which floating wastes are skimmed off and settled solids are removed for disposal.
sediments
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Soil, sand, and minerals washed from land into water, usually after rain. They pile up in reservoirs, rivers and harbors, destroying fish and wildlife habitat, and clouding the ...
seed protectant
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
A chemical applied before planting to protect seeds and seedlings from disease or insects.
seepage
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Percolation of water through the soil from unlined canals, ditches, laterals, watercourses, or water storage facilities.
selective pesticide
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
A chemical designed to affect only certain types of pests, leaving other plants and animals unharmed.
semi-confined aquifer
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
An aquifer partially confined by soil layers of low permeability through which recharge and discharge can still occur.
semivolatile organic compounds
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Organic compounds that volatilize slowly at standard temperature (20 degrees C and 1 atm pressure).
Sub-categories
- Fungicides (58)
- Herbicides (125)
- Insecticides (20)
- Nitrogen fertilizers (16)
- Organic fertilizers (43)
- Pesticides (35135)
- Potassium fertilizers (300)
- Urea (21)