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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leachate collection system

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A system that gathers leachate and pumps it to the surface for treatment.

leaching

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

The process by which soluble constituents are dissolved and filtered through the soil by a percolating fluid. (See: leachate.)

in-line filtration

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Pre-treattment method in which chemicals are mixed by the flowing water; commonly used in pressure filtration installations. Eliminates need for flocculation and sedimentation.

in-situ flushing

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Introduction of large volumes of water, at times supplemented with cleaning compounds, into soil, waste, or ground water to flush hazardous contaminants from a site.

in-situ oxidation

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Technology that oxidizes contaminants dissolved in ground water, converting them into insoluble compounds.

in-situ stripping

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Treatment system that removes or "strips" volatile organic compounds from contaminated ground or surface water by forcing an airstream through the water and causing the compounds to evaporate.