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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.