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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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significant municipal facilities
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Those publicly owned sewage treatment plants that discharge a million gallons per day or more and are therefore considered by states to have the potential to substantially affect the quality of ...
significant potential source of contamination
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
A facility or activity that stores, uses, or produces compounds with potential for significant contaminating impact if released into the source water of a public water supply.
significant violations
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Violations by point source dischargers of sufficient magnitude or duration to be a regulatory priority.
silt
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Sedimentary materials composed of fine or intermediate-sized mineral particles.
single-breath canister
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Small one-liter canister designed to capture a single breath. Used in air pollutant ingestion research.
