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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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Cover crop
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
A crop that provides temporary protection for delicate seedlings and/or provides a cover canopy for seasonal soil protection and improvement between normal crop production periods.
Cover material
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Soil used to cover compacted solid waste in a sanitary landfill.
Cradle-to-grave or manifest system
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
A procedure in which hazardous materials are identified and followed as they are produced, treated, transported, and disposed of by a series of permanent, linkable, descriptive documents (e.g. ...
Criteria pollutants
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
The 1970 amendments to the Clean Air Act required EPA to set National Ambient Air Quality Standards for certain pollutants known to be hazardous to human health. EPA has identified and set standards ...
Critical effect
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
The first adverse effect, or its known precursor, that occurs as a dose rate increases. Designation is based on evaluation of overall database.
Crop consumptive use
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
The amount of water transpired during plant growth plus what evaporated from the soil surface and foliage in the crop area.
Crop rotation
Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides
Planting a succession of different crops on the same land rea as opposed to planting the same crop time after time.
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