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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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Agricultural chemicals > Pesticides 
material type
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Classification of suspect material by its specific use or application; e.g., pipe insulation, fireproofing, and floor tile.
Materials Recovery Facility (MRF)
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
A facility that processes residentially collected mixed recyclables into new products available for market.
maximally (or most) exposed individual
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
The person with the highest exposure in a given population.
maximum acceptable toxic concentration
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
For a given ecological effects test, the range (or geometric mean) between the No Observable Adverse Effect Level and the Lowest Observable Adverse Effects Level.
Maximum Available Control Technology (MACT)
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
The emission standard for sources of air pollution requiring the maximum reduction of hazardous emissions, taking cost and feasibility into account. Under the Clean Air Act ...
maximum contaminant level
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
The maximum permissible level of a contaminant in water delivered to any user of a public system. MCLs are enforceable standards.
Maximum Contaminant Level Goal (MCLG)
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Under the Safe Drinking Water Act, a non-enforceable concentration of a drinking water contaminant, set at the level at which no known or anticipated adverse effects on human ...
Sub-categories
- Fungicides (58)
- Herbicides (125)
- Insecticides (20)
- Nitrogen fertilizers (16)
- Organic fertilizers (43)
- Pesticides (35135)
- Potassium fertilizers (300)
- Urea (21)