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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sink

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Place in the environment where a compound or material collects.

sinking

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Controlling oil spills by using an agent to trap the oil and sink it to the bottom of the body of water where the agent and the oil are biodegraded.

EPA action requiring a state to resubmit all or part of its State Implementation Plan to demonstrate attainment of the require national ambient air quality standards within the statutory deadline. A ...

site

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

An area or place within the jurisdiction of the EPA and/or a state.

site assessment program

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A means of evaluating hazardous waste sites through preliminary assessments and site inspections to develop a Hazard Ranking System score.

site inspection

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

The collection of information from a Superfund site to determine the extent and severity of hazards posed by the site. It follows and is more extensive than a preliminary assessment. The purpose is ...

site safety plan

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A crucial element in all removal actions, it includes information on equipment being used, precautions to be taken, and steps to take in the event of an on-site emergency.