pesticide
Definition
Chemical or biological substance designed to kill or retard the growth of pests that damage or interfere with the growth of crops, shrubs, tress, timber and other vegetation desired by humans. Practically all chemical pesticides, however, are poisons and pose long-term danger to the environment and humans through their persistence in nature and body tissue. Most of the pesticides are non-specific, and may kill life forms that are harmless or useful.
pesticide is in the Environment & Pollution Control and Material & Occupational Safety subjects.
pesticide appears in the definitions of the following terms:
generally recognized as safe,
biotechnology,
economic poison,
half life (T½),
pesticide residue,
hydrocarbon,
no observable adverse effect level (NOAEL),
tolerance,
household hazardous waste,
biochemicals
and
pesticide appears in the other terms: good agricultural practice in the use of pesticides, pesticide tolerance
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