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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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methoxychlor
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Pesticide that causes adverse health effects in domestic water supplies and is toxic to freshwater and marine aquatic life.
methyl orange alkalinity
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
A measure of the total alkalinity in a water sample in which the color of methyl orange reflects the change in level.
microbial growth
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
The amplification or multiplication of microorganisms such as bacteria, algae, diatoms, plankton, and fungi.
microbial pesticide
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
A microorganism that is used to kill a pest, but is of minimum toxicity to humans.
microclimate
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
1. Localized climate conditions within an urban area or neighborhood. 2. The climate around a tree or shrub or a stand of trees.
microenvironmental method
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
A method for sequentially assessing exposure for a series of microenvironments that can be approximated by constant concentrations of a stressor.
microenvironments
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Well-defined surroundings such as the home, office, or kitchen that can be treated as uniform in terms of stressor concentration.
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