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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rodenticide

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A pesticide or other agent used to kill rats and other rodents or to prevent them from damaging food, crops, or forage.

route of exposure

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

The way a chemical enters an organism after contact (e.g., ingestion, inhalation, or dermal absorption).

rusts

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Red or brown disease spots on plants caused by fungi.

safer pesticides

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Pesticides designated as “safer” (or “reduced-risk”) by EPA due to favorable characteristics affecting health or environmental risks, resistance management and integrated pest management. Safer ...

science reviews

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

OPP reviews various pesticide studies, such as toxicology, environmental fate and groundwater, ecological effects, and product chemistry. See Cleared Reviews, DERs.

Topsoil, sand, and minerals washed from the land into water, usually after rain or snow melt. Sediments collecting in rivers, reservoirs, and harbors can destroy fish and wildlife habitat and cloud ...

sewer

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A channel or conduit that carries wastewater and stormwater to a treatment plant or receiving waters. "Sanitary" sewers carry household, industrial, and commercial waste. "Storm" sewers carry runoff ...