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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active ingredient (AI)

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

The chemical or substance component of a pesticide product that can kill, repel, attract, mitigate or control a pest or that acts as a plant growth regulator, desiccant, or nitrogen stabilizer. The ...

acute effect

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

An adverse effect on any living organism in which severe symptoms develop rapidly and often subside after the exposure stops.

acute toxicity

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Adverse effects that result from a single dose or single exposure of a chemical; any poisonous effect produced within a short period of time, usually less than 96 hours. This term normally is used to ...

aggregate exposure

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

The sum total of all exposure to pesticides through inhalation, or dermal, oral, or optic contact.

agricultural user market

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Pesticides applied by owner/operators and custom/commercial applicators to farms and facilities involved in production of raw agricultural commodities, principally food, fiber, and tobacco; includes ...