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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fuel switching

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

1. A precombustion process whereby a low-sulfur coal is used in place of a higher sulfur coal in a power plant to reduce sulfur dioxide emissions. 2. Illegally using leaded gasoline in a motor ...

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.

fume

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Tiny particles trapped in vapor in a gas stream.

fumigant

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A pesticide vaporized to kill pests. Used in buildings and greenhouses.

Term used to describe EPA's decision-making process and its relationship to the environmental review conducted under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). A review is considered functionally ...