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  2. Velsicol Chemical Corporation - Wikipedia

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    Velsicol Chemical Corporation is an American chemical company based in Rosemont, Illinois, that specializes in chemical intermediates for applications such as agrochemicals. It was founded in 1931 by Joseph Regenstein and Julius Hyman.

  3. Pesticide application - Wikipedia

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    A manual backpack-type sprayer Space treatment against mosquitoes using a thermal fogger Grubbs Vocational College students spraying Irish potatoes. Pesticide application is the practical way in which pesticides (including herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, or nematode control agents) are delivered to their biological targets (e.g. pest organism, crop or other plant).

  4. List of chemical databases - Wikipedia

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    Chemexper Chemical Directory catalogue chemicals CASno Structure SMILES "ChemExper". Chemxpert Database Chemxpert Chemical Database small molecules database buyers,suppliers "ChemxpertDB". 10,00000 Chemical Book East West University: commercially available compounds CASno, suppliers, properties "Chemical Book". 200,000 Chemical Register

  5. Agricultural spray adjuvant - Wikipedia

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    Agricultural spray adjuvants do not reduce the amount of pesticide needed below the recommended use rate on a pesticide label. In fact, it is illegal to use a pesticide in the US outside of the instructions on the label, although FIFRA , the US law governing pesticide use, does allow for the use of pesticides at rates below the label, as long ...

  6. Pesticides in the United States - Wikipedia

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    1997US Geological Survey's National Water-Quality Assessment Program pesticide use map – shows estimates of pesticide type and intensity of pesticide use by business of mass food production. All Supporting Agro-Chemical Manufacturers a list of United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) pesticide labels for pesticides by trade name.

  7. List of insecticides - Wikipedia

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    Pesticides are sold under their brand names. The purchased pesticide is a mixture (formulation) of the active ingredient, which is the pesticide itself, and inert ingredients, such as emulsifiers, or surfactants. Only the common names of the active ingredients are shown in this list. These are approved by ISO committee (TC81). [8]

  8. Pesticide formulation - Wikipedia

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    The biological activity of a pesticide, be it chemical or biological in nature, is determined by its active ingredient (AI - also called the active substance). Pesticide products very rarely consist of the pure active ingredient. The AI is usually formulated with other materials (adjuvents and co-formulants) and this is the product as sold, but ...

  9. Dicamba - Wikipedia

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    On 8 June 2020, the EPA clarified that existing stocks of the dicamba-based pesticides bought before 3 June 2020 may be used according to their previous labels until 31 July 2020. [44] In October 2020 the EPA issued a decision on the registration application of three dicamba-based products, Xtendimax, Engenia, and Tavium.