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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miscible liquids

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Two or more liquids that can be mixed and will remain mixed under normal conditions.

missed detection

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

The situation that occurs when a test indicates that a tank is "tight" when in fact it is leaking.

heat island effect

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A "dome" of elevated temperatures over an urban area caused by structural and pavement heat fluxes, and pollutant emissions.

heavy metals

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Metallic elements with high atomic weights; (e.g. mercury, chromium, cadmium, arsenic, and lead); can damage living things at low concentrations and tend to accumulate in the food ...

heptachlor

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

An insecticide that was banned on some food products in 1975 and in all of them 1978. It was allowed for use in seed treatment until 1983. More recently it was found in milk and ...

herbicide

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A pesticide designed to control or kill plants, weeds, or grasses. Almost 70% of all pesticide used by farmers and ranchers are herbicides. These chemicals have wide-ranging ...