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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Administrative procedures act

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A law that spells out procedures and requirements related to the promulgation of regulations.

All documents which EPA considered or relied on in selecting the response action at a Superfund site, culminating in the record of decision for remedial action or, an action memorandum for removal ...

Adulterants

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Chemical impurities or substances that by law do not belong in a food, or pesticide.

Adulterated

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

1. Any pesticide whose strength or purity falls below the quality stated on its label. 2. A food, feed, or product that contains illegal pesticide residues.

Advanced treatment

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A level of wastewater treatment more stringent than secondary treatment; requires an 85-percent reduction in conventional pollutant concentration or a significant reduction in non-conventional ...

Advanced wastewater treatment

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Any treatment of sewage that goes beyond the secondary or biological water treatment stage and includes the removal of nutrients such as phosphorus and nitrogen and a high percentage of suspended ...

Adverse effects data

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

FIFRA requires a pesticide registrant to submit data to EPA on any studies or other information regarding unreasonable adverse effects of a pesticide at any time after its registration.