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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composting

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

The controlled biological decomposition of organic material in the presence of air to form a humus-like material. Controlled methods of composting include mechanical mixing and aerating, ventilating ...

composting facilities

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

1. An offsite facility where the organic component of municipal solid waste is decomposed under controlled conditions; 2.an aerobic process in which organic materials are ground or shredded and then ...

Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

An alternative fuel for motor vehicles; considered one of the cleanest because of low hydrocarbon emissions and its vapors are relatively non-ozone producing. However, vehicles fueled with CNG do ...

concentration

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

The relative amount of a substance mixed with another substance. An example is five parts per million of carbon monoxide in air or 1 milligram/liter of iron in water.

condensate

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

1.Liquid formed when warm landfill gas cools as it travels through a collection system. 2. Water created by cooling steam or water vapor.

condensate return system

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

System that returns the heated water condensing within steam piping to the boiler and thus saves energy.

conditional registration

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Under special circumstances, the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) permits registration of pesticide products that is "conditional" upon the submission of additional data. ...