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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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risk assessment
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Qualitative and quantitative evaluation of the risk posed to human health and/or the environment by the actual or potential presence and/or use of specific pollutants.
risk characterization
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
The last phase of the risk assessment process that estimates the potential for adverse health or ecological effects to occur from exposure to a stressor and evaluates the ...
risk communication
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
The exchange of information about health or environmental risks among risk assessors and managers, the general public, news media, interest groups, etc.
risk estimate
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
A description of the probability that organisms exposed to a specific dose of a chemical or other pollutant will develop an adverse response, e.g., cancer.
risk for non-endangered species
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Risk to species if anticipated pesticide residue levels are equal to or greater than LC50.
risk management
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
The process of evaluating and selecting alternative regulatory and non-regulatory responses to risk. The selection process necessarily requires the consideration of legal, ...
risk-based targeting
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
The direction of resources to those areas that have been identified as having the highest potential or actual adverse effect on human health and/or the environment.
Sub-categories
- Fungicides (58)
- Herbicides (125)
- Insecticides (20)
- Nitrogen fertilizers (16)
- Organic fertilizers (43)
- Pesticides (35135)
- Potassium fertilizers (300)
- Urea (21)