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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Air sparging

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Injecting air or oxygen into an aquifer to strip or flush volatile contaminants as air bubbles up through The ground water and is captured by a vapour extraction system.

Air stripping

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A treatment system that removes volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from contaminated ground water or surface water by forcing an airstream through the water and causing the compounds to evaporate.

Air toxics

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Any air pollutant for which a national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) does not exist (i.e. excluding ozone, carbon monoxide, PM-10, sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxide) that may reasonably be ...

Total suspended particulate matter found in the atmosphere as solid particles or liquid droplets. Chemical composition of particulates varies widely, depending on location and time of year. Sources ...

Airborne release

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Airborne release, release of any pollutant, or substance of pollution in general into the air.

Alachlor

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A herbicide, marketed under the trade name Lasso, used mainly to control weeds in corn and soybean fields.

Alar

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Trade name for daminozide, a pesticide that makes apples redder, firmer, and less likely to drop off trees before growers are ready to pick them. It is also used to a lesser extent on peanuts, tart ...