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.

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other pesticide chemicals

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Chemicals registered as pesticides but which are produced and marketed mostly for other purposes, i.e., multi-use chemicals. Notable examples are sulfur, petroleum products (e.g., kerosene, oils and ...

parts per billion (PPB)

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

One ppb is comparable to one kernel of corn in a filled, 45-foot silo, 16 feet in diameter.

parts per million (PPM)

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

One ppm is comparable to one drop of gasoline in a tankful of gas (full-size car).

parts per trillion (PPT)

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

One ppt is comparable to one drop in a swimming pool covering the area of a football field 43 ft. deep.

pathogen

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A bacterial organism typically found in the intestinal tracts of mammals, capable of producing disease.

pathway of exposure

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

The physical course a pesticide takes from the source to the organism exposed (e.g., through food or drinking water consumption or residential pesticide uses).