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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.
Industry: Agricultural chemicals
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genotoxic
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Damaging to DNA; pertaining to agents known to damage DNA.
Geographic Information System (GIS)
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
A computer system designed for storing, manipulating, analyzing, and displaying data in a geographic context.
geological log
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
A detailed description of all underground features (depth, thickness, type of formation) discovered during the drilling of a well.
geophysical log
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
A record of the structure and composition of the earth encountered when drilling a well or similar type of test hold or boring.
geothermal/ground source heat pump
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
These heat pumps are underground coils to transfer heat from the ground to the inside of a building. (See: heat pump; water source heat pump)
germicide
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Any compound that kills disease-causing microorganisms.
giardia lamblia
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Protozoan in the feces of humans and animals that can cause severe gastrointestinal ailments. It is a common contaminant of surface waters.
