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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.
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storage
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Temporary holding of waste pending treatment or disposal, as in containers, tanks, waste piles, and surface impoundments.
storm sewer
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
A system of pipes (separate from sanitary sewers) that carries water runoff from buildings and land surfaces.
stratigraphy
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Study of the formation, composition, and sequence of sediments, whether consolidated or not.
stratosphere
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
The portion of the atmosphere 10-to-25 miles above the earth's surface.
stressors
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Physical, chemical, or biological entities that can induce adverse effects on ecosystems or human health.
strip-cropping
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Growing crops in a systematic arrangement of strips or bands that serve as barriers to wind and water erosion.
strip-mining
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
A process that uses machines to scrape soil or rock away from mineral deposits just under the earth's surface.
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