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- Pesticide | Definition & Types | BritannicaPesticide, any toxic substance used to kill animals, fungi, or plants that cause economic damage to crop or ornamental plants or are hazardous to the health of domestic animals or humans. Pesticides interfere with normal metabolic processes in the organism and are classified according to the type of pest they control.
- Risk of pesticide pollution at the global scale - NaturePesticides are widely used to protect food production and meet global food demand but are also ubiquitous environmental pollutants, causing adverse effects on water quality, biodiversity and...
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: PesticidesIntroduction. Pesticides kill, repel, or control forms of animal and plant life considered to damage or be a nuisance in agriculture and domestic life. Used broadly, the term includes these types of chemicals: Herbicides destroy or control weeds and other unwanted vegetation. They are commonly used on lawns.
- Pesticides - Our World in DataPesticides are substances that are used to control and protect crops against pests. This includes herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, and other substances used to control other types of pests. Pesticides, in various forms, have been used for millennia in agriculture.
- What is a Pesticide? | US EPAPesticide law defines a “pesticide” (with certain minor exceptions) as: Any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating any pest. Any substance or mixture of substances intended for use as a plant regulator, defoliant, or desiccant.
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