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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

registration jacket

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Also Registration File. A file of documents supporting registration for each pesticide product. These files contain product labels, OPP and registrant correspondence, OPP science reviews and other ...

request identification number (RIN)

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A number assigned by EPA to identify your Freedom of Information Act request (e.g., 1234-99). Refer to the RIN when contacting EPA concerning your request.

ten-to-the-minus-sixth (10-6)

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Used in risk assessments to refer to the probability of risk. Literally means a chance of one in a million. Similarly, ten-to-the-minus-fifth means a probability of one in 100,000, and so on.

The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Enacted in June 25, 1947, the Act instructs the EPA to regulate: 1) the registration of all pesticides used in the United States, 2) the licensing of pesticide applicators, 3) re-registration of all ...

threshold limit value (TLV)

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

The concentration of an airborne substance that a healthy person can be exposed to for a 40-hour work week without adverse effect; a workplace exposure standard.

total dissolved solids (TDS)

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

The quantity of dissolved material in a given volume of water.

tox one-liner

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

An OPP summary of toxicology reviews for a particular active ingredient. For each entry, the One-liner lists a citation, MRID Numbers or Accession Numbers, brief study results, and document numbers ...

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