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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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Pesticides

mixed metals

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Recovered metals not sorted into categories such as aluminum, tin, or steel cans or ferrous or non-ferrous metals.

mixed municipal waste

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Solid waste that has not been sorted into specific categories (such as plastic, glass, yard trimmings, etc.)

mixed paper

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Recovered paper not sorted into categories such as old magazines, old newspapers, old corrugated boxes, etc.

mixed plastic

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Recovered plastic unsorted by category.

mobile incinerator systems

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Hazardous waste incinerators that can be transported from one site to another.

mobile source

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Any non-stationary source of air pollution such as cars, trucks, motorcycles, buses, airplanes, and locomotives.

model plant

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A hypothetical plant design used for developing economic, environmental, and energy impact analyses as support for regulations or regulatory guidelines; first step in exploring the economic impact of ...

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