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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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synergism
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
An interaction of two or more chemicals that results in an effect greater than the sum of their separate effects.
Synthetic Organic Chemicals (SOCs)
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Man-made (anthropogenic) organic chemicals. Some SOCs are volatile; others tend to stay dissolved in water instead of evaporating.
system with a single service connection
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
A system that supplies drinking water to consumers via a single service line.
systemic pesticide
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
A chemical absorbed by an organism that interacts with the organism and makes the organism toxic to pests.
tail water
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
The runoff of irrigation water from the lower end of an irrigated field.
tailings
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Residue of raw material or waste separated out during the processing of crops or mineral ores.
tailpipe standards
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Emissions limitations applicable to mobile source engine exhausts.
