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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radius of influence

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

1. The radial distance from the center of a wellbore to the point where there is no lowering of the water table or potentiometric surface (the edge of the cone of depression); 2. ...

radon

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A colorless naturally occurring, radioactive, inert gas formed by radioactive decay of radium atoms in soil or rocks.

radon daughters/radon progeny

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Short-lived radioactive decay products of radon that decay into longer-lived lead isotopes that can attach themselves to airborne dust and other particles and, if inhaled, damage ...

radon decay products

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A term used to refer collectively to the immediate products of the radon decay chain. These include Po-218, Pb-214, Bi-214, and Po-214, which have an average combined half-life of ...

rainbow report

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Comprehensive document giving the status of all pesticides now or ever in registration or special reviews. Known as the "rainbow report" because chapters are printed on different ...