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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.
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food chain
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
A sequence of organisms, each of which uses the next, lower member of the sequence as a food source.
food processing waste
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Food residues produced during agricultural and industrial operations.
food waste
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Uneaten food and food preparation wastes from residences and commercial establishments such as grocery stores, restaurants, and produce stands, institutional cafeterias and kitchens, and industrial ...
food web
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
The feeding relationships by which energy and nutrients are transferred from one species to another.
formaldehyde
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
A colorless, pungent, and irritating gas, CH20, used chiefly as a disinfectant and preservative and in synthesizing other compounds like resins.
formulation
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
The substances comprising all active and inert ingredients in a pesticide.
fossil fuel
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Fuel derived from ancient organic remains; e.g. peat, coal, crude oil, and natural gas.
