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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feedstock

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Raw material supplied to a machine or processing plant from which other products can be made. For example, polyvinyl chloride and polyethylene are raw chemicals used to produce plastic tiles, mats, ...

flammable

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Describes any material that can be ignited easily and that will burn rapidly.

flash point

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

The lowest temperature at which evaporation of a substance produces enough vapor to form an ignitable mixture with air.

floodplain

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Mostly level land along rivers and streams that may be submerged by floodwater. A 100-year floodplain is an area which can be expected to flood once in every 100 years.

fugitive emissions

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Air pollutants released to the air other than those from stacks or vents; typically small releases from leaks in plant equipment such as valves, pump seals, flanges, sampling connections, etc.