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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heterotrophic organisms

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Species that are dependent on organic matter for food.

High End Exposure (dose) Estimate

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

An estimate of exposure, or dose level received anyone in a defined population that is greater than the 90th percentile of all individuals in that population, but less than the exposure at the ...

high intensity discharge

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A generic term for mercury vapor, metal halide, and high pressure sodium lamps and fixtures.

high-density polyethylene

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A material used to make plastic bottles and other products that produces toxic fumes when burned.

high-level nuclear waste facility

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Plant designed to handle disposal of used nuclear fuel, high-level radioactive waste, and plutonium waste.

High-Level Radioactive Waste (HLRW)

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Waste generated in core fuel of a nuclear reactor, found at nuclear reactors or by nuclear fuel reprocessing; is a serious threat to anyone who comes near the waste without shielding. (See: low-level ...

high-line jumpers

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Pipes or hoses connected to fire hydrants and laid on top of the ground to provide emergency water service for an isolated portion of a distribution system.