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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reference dose (RfD)

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

The particular concentration of a chemical that is known to cause health problems. A standard that also may be referred to as the acceptable daily intake.

reference files system (REFS)

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

An OPP database that provides data on pesticide active ingredients, registrants, and products (including product types, formulations, transfers, etc.)

registrant

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A pesticide manufacturer that has registered a pesticide product.

Formal listing with EPA of a new pesticide before sale or distribution. EPA is responsible for pre-market licensing of pesticides on the basis of data demonstrating no unreasonable adverse health or ...

relative potency factor (RPF)

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

The ratio of the toxic potency of a given chemical to that of an index chemical in the CAG. Relative potency factors are used to convert exposures of all chemicals in the CAG into their exposure ...

release

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, or disposing into the environment of a hazardous or toxic chemical, or extremely ...