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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wastewater treatment plan

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A facility containing a series of tanks, screens, filters, and other processes by which pollutants are removed from water. Most treatments include chlorination to attain safe drinking water ...

water purveyor

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A public utility, mutual water company, county water district, or municipality that delivers drinking water to customers.

Levels of water quality expected to render a body of water suitable for its designated use. Criteria are based on specific levels of pollutants that would make the water harmful if used for drinking, ...

water quality standards

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

State-adopted and EPA-approved ambient standards for water bodies. The standards prescribe the use of the water body and establish the water quality criteria that must be met to protect designated ...

water quality-based limitations

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Effluent limitations applied to dischargers when mere technology-based limitations would cause violations of water quality standards. Usually applied to discharges into small streams.

water quality-based permit

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A permit with an effluent limit more stringent than one based on technology performance. Such limits may be necessary to protect the designated use of receiving waters (e.g. recreation, irrigation, ...

water solubility

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

The maximum possible concentration of a chemical compound dissolved in water. If a substance is water soluble it can very readily disperse through the environment.