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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is a federal agency responsible for the development and enforcement of regulations for human health and environment protection. The agency researches and sets standards for environmental programs and delegates. It was founded in 1970 following the proposal ...
1)The ability of a living thing to withstand adverse conditions, such as pest attacks, weather extremes, or pesticides. 2) The amount of pesticide that may safely remain in or on raw farm products at time of sale.
Industry:Agricultural chemicals
Substances that can cause severe illness, poisoning, birth defects, disease, or death when ingested, inhaled, or absorbed by living organisms.
Industry:Agricultural chemicals
A chemical or mixture that can cause illness, death, disease, or birth defects. The quantities and exposures necessary to cause these effects can vary widely. Many toxic substances are pollutants and contaminants in the environment.
Industry:Agricultural chemicals
The capacity of a chemical to do harm to an organism by other than mechanical means.
* Acute toxicity: The poisoning that occurs after a single exposure (effects shortly after exposure).
* Chronic Toxicity: The effects of long term or repeated low level exposures to a toxic substance (cancer, liver damage, reproductive disorders, etc.).
Industry:Agricultural chemicals
Biological testing (usually with an invertebrate, fish, or small mammal) to determine the adverse effects, if any, of a chemical, compound, or effluent.
Industry:Agricultural chemicals
Any confidential formula, pattern, process, device, information, or set of data that is used in a business to give the owner a competitive advantage. Such information may be excluded from public review.
Industry:Agricultural chemicals
The gas given off by substances that are solids or liquids at ordinary atmospheric pressure and temperatures.
Industry:Agricultural chemicals
The movement of vapor clouds or plumes in the air due to wind, gravity, spreading, and mixing.
Industry:Agricultural chemicals
The connection and piping through which gases enter and exit a piece of equipment.
Industry:Agricultural chemicals
