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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toxicity

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

The capacity of a chemical to do harm to an organism by other than mechanical means. * Acute toxicity: The poisoning that occurs after a single exposure (effects shortly after ...

toxicity testing

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Biological testing (usually with an invertebrate, fish, or small mammal) to determine the adverse effects, if any, of a chemical, compound, or effluent.

trade secret

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Any confidential formula, pattern, process, device, information, or set of data that is used in a business to give the owner a competitive advantage. Such information may be ...

vapor

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

The gas given off by substances that are solids or liquids at ordinary atmospheric pressure and temperatures.

vapor dispersion

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

The movement of vapor clouds or plumes in the air due to wind, gravity, spreading, and mixing.

microorganisms

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Bacteria, yeasts, simple fungi, algae, protozoans, and a number of other organisms that are microscopic in size. Most are beneficial but some produce disease. Others are involved ...