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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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Banking

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A system for recording qualified air emission reductions for later use in bubble, offset, or netting transactions. (See: emissions trading.)

Bar screen

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

In wastewater treatment, a device used to remove large solids.

Barrier coating(s)

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A layer of a material that obstructs or prevents passage of something through a surface that is to be protected; e.g., grout, caulk, or various sealing compounds; sometimes used with polyurethane ...

Flowmeter

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A gauge indicating the velocity of wastewater moving through a treatment plant or of any liquid moving through various industrial processes.

Mining waste

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Residues resulting from the extraction of raw materials from the earth.

Combustion product

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Substance produced during the burning or oxidation of a material.

Sewage

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

The waste and wastewater produced by residential and commercial sources and discharged into sewers.

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