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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Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP)

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

This EPA Office registers and regulates pesticides. It's mission is to protect public health and the environment from the risks posed by pesticides and to promote safer means of ...

on-scene coordinator (OSC)

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

The federal official responsible for the coordination of a hazardous materials response action, as specified in individual Regional Contingency Plans. OSCs are predesignated by ...

OPCumRisk

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A computer program developed at ORD's NHEERL to determine relative potency estimates and PoDs for the index chemical.

PDMS bibliography

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A list of citations of selected PDMS documents and/or studies, usually for a single pesticide active ingredient, sorted by MRID number or guideline number.

permissible exposure limit (PEL)

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Workplace exposure limits for contaminants established by OSHA.

pesticide chemical code (PC CODE)

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A six-digit number assigned by OPP to identify pesticide chemicals. Also called a Shaughnessy code. The PC Code is often used for searching computer databases because it is short ...