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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Gasahol

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Mixture of gasoline and ethanol derived from fermented agricultural products containing at least nine percent ethanol. Gasohol emissions contain less carbon monoxide than those from gasoline.

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 vapour 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 ...

Limiting factor

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A condition whose absence or excessive concentration, is incompatible with the needs or tolerance of a species or population and which may have a negative influence on their ability to thrive.