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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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Dense Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid (DNAPL)
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Non-aqueous phase liquids such as chlorinated hydrocarbon solvents or petroleum fractions with a specific gravity greater than 1.0 that sink through the water column until they reach a confining ...
Density
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
A measure of how heavy a specific volume of a solid, liquid, or gas is in comparison to water. depending on the chemical.
Depletion curve
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
In hydraulics, a graphical representation of water depletion from storage-stream channels, surface soil, and groundwater. A depletion curve can be drawn for base flow, direct runoff, or total flow.
Depressurization
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
A condition that occurs when the air pressure inside a structure is lower that the air pressure outdoors. Depressurization can occur when household appliances such as fireplaces or furnaces, that ...
Dermal absorption/penetration
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Process by which a chemical penetrates the skin and enters the body as an internal dose.
Dermal toxicity
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
The ability of a pesticide or toxic chemical to poison people or animals by contact with the skin. (See: contact pesticide.)
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Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
A synthetic estrogen, diethylstilbestrol is used as a growth stimulant in food animals. Residues in meat are thought to be carcinogenic.
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