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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exports

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

In solid waste program, municipal solid waste and recyclables transported outside the state or locality where they originated.

exposure assessment

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Identifying the pathways by which toxicants may reach individuals, estimating how much of a chemical an individual is likely to be exposed to, and estimating the number likely to be exposed.

exposure concentration

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

The concentration of a chemical or other pollutant representing a health threat in a given environment.

exposure indicator

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A characteristic of the environment measured to provide evidence of the occurrence or magnitude of a response indicator's exposure to a chemical or biological stress.