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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miscible liquids

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Two or more liquids that can be mixed and will remain mixed under normal conditions.

missed detection

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

The situation that occurs when a test indicates that a tank is "tight" when in fact it is leaking.

heat island effect

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A "dome" of elevated temperatures over an urban area caused by structural and pavement heat fluxes, and pollutant emissions.

heavy metals

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Metallic elements with high atomic weights; (e.g. mercury, chromium, cadmium, arsenic, and lead); can damage living things at low concentrations and tend to accumulate in the food chain.

An insecticide that was banned on some food products in 1975 and in all of them 1978. It was allowed for use in seed treatment until 1983. More recently it was found in milk and other dairy products ...

herbicide

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A pesticide designed to control or kill plants, weeds, or grasses. Almost 70% of all pesticide used by farmers and ranchers are herbicides. These chemicals have wide-ranging effects on non-target ...