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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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first draw
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
The water that comes out when a tap is first opened, likely to have the highest level of lead contamination from plumbing materials.
fix a sample
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
A sample is "fixed" in the field by adding chemicals that prevent water quality indicators of interest in the sample from changing before laboratory measurements are made.
fixed-location monitoring
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Sampling of an environmental or ambient medium for pollutant concentration at one location continuously or repeatedly.
flammable
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Describes any material that can be ignited easily and that will burn rapidly.
flash point
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
The lowest temperature at which evaporation of a substance produces enough vapor to form an ignitable mixture with air.
floc
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
A clump of solids formed in sewage by biological or chemical action.
flocculation
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Process by which clumps of solids in water or sewage aggregate through biological or chemical action so they can be separated from water or sewage.
Sub-categories
- Fungicides (58)
- Herbicides (125)
- Insecticides (20)
- Nitrogen fertilizers (16)
- Organic fertilizers (43)
- Pesticides (35135)
- Potassium fertilizers (300)
- Urea (21)