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.

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acid mine drainage

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Drainage of water from areas that have been mined for coal or other mineral ores. The water has a low pH because of its contact with sulfur-bearing material and is harmful to aquatic organisms.

acid neutralizing capacity

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Measure of ability of a base (e.g. water or soil) to resist changes in pH.

acid rain

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

acid rain, is acid deposition, acid deposited rain.

1. Regulatory levels recommended by EPA for enforcement by FDA and USDA when pesticide residues occur in food or feed commodities for reasons other than the direct application of the pesticide. As ...

activated carbon

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A highly adsorbent form of carbon used to remove odors and toxic substances from liquid or gaseous emissions. In waste treatment, it is used to remove dissolved organic matter from waste drinking ...

activated sludge

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Product that results when primary effluent is mixed with bacteria-laden sludge and then agitated and aerated to promote biological treatment, speeding the breakdown of organic matter in raw sewage ...