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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intrastate product

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Pesticide products once registered by states for sale and use only in the state. All intrastate products have been converted to full federal registration or canceled.

Inventory (TSCA)

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Inventory of chemicals produced pursuant to Section 8 (b) of the Toxic Substances Control Act.

ion

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

An electrically charged atom or group of atoms.

ion exchange treatment

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A common water-softening method often found on a large scale at water purification plants that remove some organics and radium by adding calcium oxide or calcium hydroxide to increase the pH to a ...

ionization chamber

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A device that measures the intensity of ionizing radiation.

ionizing radiation

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Radiation that can strip electrons from atoms; e.g. alpha, beta, and gamma radiation.

iris

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

EPA's Integrated Risk Information System, an electronic data base containing the Agency's latest descriptive and quantitative regulatory information on chemical constituents.