Pesticides

Pesticides

Any chemical or substance used to kill or inhibit the growth of pests that damage or interfere with the growth of crops, shrubs, tress, timber and other vegetation useful to humans.

Industry: Agricultural chemicals

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valued environmental attributes/components

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Those aspects(components/processes/functions) of ecosystems, human health, and environmental welfare considered to be important and potentially at risk from human activity or natural hazards. Similar ...

vapor

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

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

vapor capture system

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Any combination of hoods and ventilation system that captures or contains organic vapors so they may be directed to an abatement or recovery device.

vapor dispersion

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

The movement of vapor clouds in air due to wind, thermal action, gravity spreading, and mixing.

vapor pressure

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A measure of a substance's propensity to evaporate, vapor pressure is the force per unit area exerted by vapor in an equilibrium state with surroundings at a given pressure. It increases ...