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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Pesticides

engineered controls

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Method of managing environmental and health risks by placing a barrier between the contamination and the rest of the site, thus limiting exposure pathways.

Enhanced Inspection and Maintenance (I&M)

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

An improved automobile inspection and maintenance program--aimed at reducing automobile emissions---that contains, at a minimum, more vehicle types and model years, tighter inspection, and better ...

enrichment

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

The addition of nutrients (e.g. nitrogen, phosphorus, carbon compounds) from sewage effluent or agricultural runoff to surface water, greatly increases the growth potential for algae and other ...

entrain

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

To trap bubbles in water either mechanically through turbulence or chemically through a reaction.

environment

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

The sum of all external conditions affecting the life, development and survival of an organism.

An environmental analysis prepared pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act to determine whether a federal action would significantly affect the environment and thus require a more detailed ...

environmental audit

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

An independent assessment (not conducted by EPA) of a facility's compliance policies, practices, and controls. Many pollution prevention initiatives require an audit to determine where wastes may be ...