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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Asbestosis

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A disease associated with inhalation of asbestos fibers. The disease makes breathing progressively more difficult and can be fatal.

Ash

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

The mineral content of a product remaining after complete combustion.

In ecological risk assessment, an explicit expression of the environmental value to be protected; includes both an ecological entity and specific attributed thereof. entity (e.g. salmon are a valued ...

Assimilation

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

The ability of a body of water to purify itself of pollutants.

Assimilative capacity

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

The capacity of a natural body of water to receive wastewaters or toxic materials without deleterious effects and without damage to aquatic life or humans who consume the water.

Association of boards of certification

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

An international organisation representing boards which certify the operators of waterworks and wastewater facilities.

Attainment area

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

An area considered to have air quality as good as or better than the national ambient air quality standards as defined in the Clean Air Act. An area may be an attainment area for one pollutant and a ...