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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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food chain

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A sequence of organisms, each of which uses the next, lower member of the sequence as a food source.

food processing waste

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Food residues produced during agricultural and industrial operations.

food waste

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Uneaten food and food preparation wastes from residences and commercial establishments such as grocery stores, restaurants, and produce stands, institutional cafeterias and ...

food web

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

The feeding relationships by which energy and nutrients are transferred from one species to another.

formaldehyde

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A colorless, pungent, and irritating gas, CH20, used chiefly as a disinfectant and preservative and in synthesizing other compounds like resins.

formulation

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

The substances comprising all active and inert ingredients in a pesticide.

fossil fuel

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Fuel derived from ancient organic remains; e.g. peat, coal, crude oil, and natural gas.