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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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fluidized bed incinerator
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
An incinerator that uses a bed of hot sand or other granular material to transfer heat directly to waste. Used mainly for destroying municipal sludge.
interim (permit) status
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Period during which treatment, storage and disposal facilities coming under RCRA in 1980 are temporarily permitted to operate while awaiting a permanent permit. Permits issued under these ...
internal dose
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
In exposure assessment, the amount of a substance penetrating the absorption barriers (e.g. skin, lung tissue, gastrointestinal tract) of an organism through either physical or biological processes. ...
interstate carrier water supply
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
A source of water for drinking and sanitary use on planes, buses, trains, and ships operating in more than one state. These sources are federally regulated.
interstate commerce clause
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
A clause of the U.S. Constitution which reserves to the federal government the right to regulate the conduct of business across state lines. Under this clause, for example, the U.S. Supreme Court has ...
interstate waters
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Waters that flow across or form part of state or international boundaries; e.g. the Great Lakes, the Mississippi River, or coastal waters.
interstitial monitoring
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
The continuous surveillance of the space between the walls of an underground storage tank.
