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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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tundra

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A type of treeless ecosystem dominated by lichens, mosses, grasses, and woody plants. Tundra is found at high latitudes (arctic tundra) and high altitudes (alpine tundra). Arctic tundra is underlain ...

turbidimeter

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A device that measures the cloudiness of suspended solids in a liquid; a measure of the quantity of suspended solids.

waste minimization

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Measures or techniques that reduce the amount of wastes generated during industrial production processes; term is also applied to recycling and other efforts to reduce the amount of waste going into ...

waste piles

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Non-containerized, lined or unlined accumulations of solid, nonflowing waste.

waste reduction

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Using source reduction, recycling, or composting to prevent or reduce waste generation.

waste stream

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

The total flow of solid waste from homes, businesses, institutions, and manufacturing plants that is recycled, burned, or disposed of in landfills, or segments thereof such as the "residential waste ...

waste treatment lagoon

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Impoundment made by excavation or earth fill for biological treatment of wastewater.

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