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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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Detectable leak rate
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
The smallest leak (from a storage tank), expressed in terms of gallons- or liters-per-hour, that a test can reliably discern with a certain probability of detection or false alarm.
Detection criterion
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
A predetermined rule to ascertain whether a tank is leaking or not. Most volumetric tests use a threshold value as the detection criterion. (See: volumetric tank tests.)
Detection limit
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
The lowest concentration of a chemical that can reliably be distinguished from a zero concentration.
Detention time
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
1. The theoretical calculated time required for a small amount of water to pass through a tank at a given rate of flow. 2. The actual time that a small amount of water is in a settling basin, ...
Command-and-control regulations
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Specific requirements prescribing how to comply with specific standards defining acceptable levels of pollution.
Comment period
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Time provided for the public to review and comment on a proposed EPA action or rulemaking after publication in the Federal Register.
Commercial waste
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
All solid waste emanating from business establishments such as stores, markets, office buildings, restaurants, shopping centers, and theaters.
