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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 
endangered species
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Animals, plants, birds, fish, or other living organisms threatened with extinction by man-made or natural changes in the environment.
environmental audit
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
An independent assessment (not conducted by EPA) of a facility's compliance policies, practices, and controls. Many pollution prevention initiatives require an audit to determine ...
environmental equity
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Equal protection from environmental hazards for individuals, groups, or communities regardless of race, ethnicity, or economic status.
environmental justice
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
The fair treatment of people of all races, cultures, incomes, and educational levels with respect to the development and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and ...
epidemiologist
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
A medical scientist who studies the various factors involved in the incidence, distribution, and control of disease in a population.
erosion
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
The wearing away of soil by wind or water, intensified by land-clearing practices related to farming, residential or industrial development, road building, or logging.
estuary
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
A complex ecosystem between a river and near-shore ocean waters where fresh and salt water mix. These brackish areas include bays, mouths of rivers, salt marshes, wetlands, and ...
Sub-categories
- Fungicides (58)
- Herbicides (125)
- Insecticides (20)
- Nitrogen fertilizers (16)
- Organic fertilizers (43)
- Pesticides (35135)
- Potassium fertilizers (300)
- Urea (21)