Agricultural chemicals

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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sewerage

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

The entire system of sewage collection, treatment, and disposal.

shading coefficient

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

The amount of the sun's heat transmitted through a given window compared with that of a standard 1/8- inch-thick single pane of glass under the same conditions.

sharps

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Hypodermic needles, syringes (with or without the attached needle), Pasteur pipettes, scalpel blades, blood vials, needles with attached tubing, and culture dishes used in animal ...

shock load

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

The arrival at a water treatment plant of raw water containing unusual amounts of algae, colloidal matter. color, suspended solids, turbidity, or other pollutants.

short-circuiting

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

When some of the water in tanks or basins flows faster than the rest; may result in shorter contact, reaction, or settling times than calculated or presumed.

sick building syndrome

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Building whose occupants experience acute health and/or comfort effects that appear to be linked to time spent therein, but where no specific illness or cause can be identified. ...