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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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Fluidized
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
A mass of solid particles that is made to flow like a liquid by injection of water or gas is said to have been fluidized. In water treatment, a bed of philtre media is fluidized by backwashing water ...
Fluidized bed incinerator
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
An incinerator that uses a bed of hot sand or other granular material to transfer heat directly to waste. Used mainly for destroying municipal sludge.
Fluoridation
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
The addition of a chemical to increase the concentration of fluoride ions in drinking water to reduce the incidence of tooth decay.
Environmental fate data
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Data that characterise a pesticide's fate in the ecosystem, considering factors that foster its degradation (light, water, microbes), pathways and resultant products.
Environmental impact statement
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
A document required of federal agencies by the National Environmental Policy Act for major projects or legislative proposals significantly affecting the environment. A tool for decision making, it ...
Environmental indicator
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
A measurement, statistic or value that provides a proximate gauge or evidence of the effects of environmental management programmes or of the state or condition of the environment.
Environmental justice
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
The fair treatment of people of all races, cultures, incomes, and educational levels with respect to the development and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies.
