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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.
Industry: Agricultural chemicals
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hydraulic conductivity
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
The rate at which water can move through a permeable medium. (i.e. the coefficient of permeability.)
hydraulic gradient
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
The direction of ground water flow due to changes in the depth of the water table.
Hydrocarbons (HC)
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Chemical compounds that consist entirely of carbon and hydrogen.
Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S)
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Gas emitted during organic decomposition. Also a by-product of oil refining and burning. Smells like rotten eggs and, in heavy concentration, can kill or cause illness.
hydrogeological cycle
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
The natural process recycling water from the atmosphere down to (and through) the earth and back to the atmosphere again.
hydrogeology
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
The geology of ground water, with particular emphasis on the chemistry and movement of water.
hydrologic cycle
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Movement or exchange of water between the atmosphere and earth.
