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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manufacturer's formulation

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A list of substances or component parts as described by the maker of a coating, pesticide, or other product containing chemicals or other substances.

manufacturing use product

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Any product intended (labeled) for formulation or repackaging into other pesticide products.

margin of safety

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Maximum amount of exposure producing no measurable effect in animals (or studied humans) divided by the actual amount of human exposure in a population.

exemption

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A state (with primacy) may exempt a public water system from a requirement involving a Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL), treatment technique, or both, if the system cannot comply due to compelling ...

exotic species

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A species that is not indigenous to a region.

experimental use permit

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A permit granted by EPA that allows a producer to conduct tests of a new pesticide, product and/or use outside the laboratory. The testing is usually done on ten or more acres of land or water ...

explosive limits

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

The amounts of vapor in air that form explosive mixtures. These limits are expressed as lower and upper values and give the range of vapor concentrations in air that will explode if an ignition ...