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

Add a new term

Contributors in Pesticides

Become a Contributors

Pesticides

hydrology

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

The science dealing with the properties, distribution, and circulation of water.

hydronic

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A ventilation system using heated or cooled water pumped through a building.

hydropneumatic

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A water system, usually small, in which a water pump is automatically controlled by the pressure in a compressed air tank.

hypersensitivity diseases

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Diseases characterized by allergic responses to pollutants; diseases most clearly associated with indoor air quality are asthma, rhinitis, and pneumonic hypersensitivity.

hypolimnion

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Bottom waters of a thermally stratified lake. The hypolimnion of a eutrophic lake is usually low or lacking in oxygen.

hypoxia/hypoxic waters

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Waters with dissolved oxygen concentrations of less than 2 ppm, the level generally accepted as the minimum required for most marine life to survive and reproduce.

identification code or epa i.d. number

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

The unique code assigned to each generator, transporter, and treatment, storage, or disposal facility by regulating agencies to facilitate identification and tracking of chemicals or hazardous waste.