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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terracing

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Dikes built along the contour of sloping farm land that hold runoff and sediment to reduce erosion.

tertiary treatment

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Advanced cleaning of wastewater that goes beyond the secondary or biological stage, removing nutrients such as phosphorus, nitrogen, and most BOD and suspended solids.

theoretical maximum residue contribution

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

The theoretical maximum amount of a pesticide in the daily diet of an average person. It assumes that the diet is composed of all food items for which there are tolerance-level residues of the ...

therapeutic index

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

The ratio of the dose required to produce toxic or lethal effects to the dose required to produce nonadverse or therapeutic response.

thermal pollution

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Discharge of heated water from industrial processes that can kill or injure aquatic organisms.

thermal stratification

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

The formation of layers of different temperatures in a lake or reservoir.

Thermal System Insulation (TSI)

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Asbestos-containing material applied to pipes, fittings, boilers, breeching, tanks, ducts, or other interior structural components to prevent heat loss or gain or water condensation.