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Pesticides are
substances that are used to
control pests. They
include herbicides, insecticides, nematicides, fungicides, and many
others (see table)....
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pesticide poisoning occurs when
pesticides,
chemicals intended to
control a pest,
affect non-target
organisms such as humans, wildlife, plants, or bees...
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environmental effects of
pesticides describe the
broad series of
consequences of
using pesticides. The
unintended consequences of
pesticides is one of the main...
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Pesticide drift, also
known as
spray drift refers to the
unintentional diffusion of
pesticides toward nontarget species. It is one of the most negative...
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Pesticide resistance describes the
decreased susceptibility of a pest po****tion to a
pesticide that was
previously effective at
controlling the pest...
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Restricted use
pesticides (RUP) are
pesticides not
available to the
general public in the
United States.
Fulfilling its
pesticide regulation responsibilities...
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Under United States law,
pesticide misuse is
considered to be the use of a
pesticide in a way that
violates laws
regulating their use or
endangers humans...
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Pesticide residue refers to the
pesticides that may
remain on or in food,
after they are
applied to food crops. The
maximum allowable levels of
these residues...
- (FIFRA) is a
United States federal law that set up the
basic U.S.
system of
pesticide regulation to
protect applicators, consumers, and the environment. It...
- of a
pesticide, be it
chemical or
biological in nature, is
determined by its
active ingredient (AI - also
called the
active substance).
Pesticide products...
