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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contingency plan

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A document setting out an organized, planned, and coordinated course of action to be followed in case of a fire, explosion, or other accident that releases toxic chemicals, hazardous waste, or ...

continuous discharge

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A routine release to the environment that occurs without interruption, except for infrequent shutdowns for maintenance, process changes, etc.

continuous sample

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A flow of water, waste or other material from a particular place in a plant to the location where samples are collected for testing. May be used to obtain grab or composite samples.

contour plowing

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Soil tilling method that follows the shape of the land to discourage erosion.

contour strip farming

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A kind of contour farming in which row crops are planted in strips, between alternating strips of close-growing, erosion-resistant forage crops.

contract labs

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Laboratories under contract to EPA, which analyze samples taken from waste, soil, air, and water or carry out research projects.

Control Technique Guidelines (CTG)

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

EPA documents designed to assist state and local pollution authorities to achieve and maintain air quality standards for certain sources (e.g. organic emissions from solvent metal cleaning known as ...