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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gasification

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Conversion of solid material such as coal into a gas for use as a fuel.

gasoline volatility

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

The property of gasoline whereby it evaporates into a vapor. Gasoline vapor is a mixture of volatile organic compounds.

general permit

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A permit applicable to a class or category of dischargers.

A facility having one or more hazardous chemicals above the 10,000 pound threshold for planning quantities. Such facilities must file MSDS and emergency inventory information with the SERC, LEPC, and ...

Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS)

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Designation by the FDA that a chemical or substance (including certain pesticides) added to food is considered safe by experts, and so is exempted from the usual FFDCA food additive tolerance ...

generator

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A facility or mobile source that emits pollutants into the air; any person who produces a hazardous waste that is listed by EPA and therefore subject to regulation.

genetic engineering

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A process of inserting new genetic information into existing cells in order to modify a specific organism for the purpose of changing one of its characteristics.