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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volatile liquids

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Liquids which easily vaporize or evaporate at room temperature.

Volatile Organic Compound (VOC)

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Any organic compound that participates in atmospheric photochemical reactions except those designated by EPA as having negligible photochemical reactivity.

volatile solids

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Those solids in water or other liquids that are lost on ignition of the dry solids at 550° centigrade.

volatile synthetic organic chemicals

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Chemicals that tend to volatilize or evaporate.

volume reduction

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Processing waste materials to decrease the amount of space they occupy, usually by compacting, shredding, incineration, or composting.

volumetric tank test

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

One of several tests to determine the physical integrity of a storage tank; the volume of fluid in the tank is measured directly or calculated from product-level changes. A marked drop in volume ...