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  2. Hexachlorobenzene - Wikipedia

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    Hexachlorobenzene, or perchlorobenzene, is an aryl chloride and a six-substituted chlorobenzene with the molecular formula C 6 Cl 6.It is a fungicide formerly used as a seed treatment, especially on wheat to control the fungal disease bunt.

  3. Hexane (data page) - Wikipedia

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    of n-Hexane/Ethanol [5] P = 760 mm Hg BP Temp. °C % by mole ethanol liquid vapor 76.0: ... Except where noted otherwise, data relate to Standard temperature and ...

  4. Controlled burn - Wikipedia

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    High temperatures can harm the soil, damaging it physically, chemically or sterilizing it. Broadcast burns tend to have lower temperatures and will not harm the soil as much as pile burning, [44] though steps can be taken to treat the soil after a burn. In lop and scatter burning, slash is left to compact over time, or is compacted with machinery.

  5. Why You Might Need to Purposely Kill Your Grass - AOL

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    Killing your entire lawn gets rid of everything—grassy and broadleaf weeds, off-type lawn grasses, and the few strands of good grass you have left. Unlike the five percent household vinegar used ...

  6. Hexane - Wikipedia

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    Hexane (/ ˈ h ɛ k s eɪ n /) or n-hexane is an organic compound, a straight-chain alkane with six carbon atoms and the molecular formula C 6 H 14. [ 7 ] Hexane is a colorless liquid, odorless when pure, and with a boiling point of approximately 69 °C (156 °F).

  7. Spontaneous combustion - Wikipedia

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    A large compost pile can spontaneously combust if improperly managed. Spontaneous combustion or spontaneous ignition is a type of combustion which occurs by self-heating (increase in temperature due to exothermic internal reactions), followed by thermal runaway (self heating which rapidly accelerates to high temperatures) and finally, autoignition. [1]

  8. Environmental hazard - Wikipedia

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    The international pictogram for environmental hazards.. Environmental hazards are hazards that affect biomes or ecosystems. [1] Well known examples include oil spills, water pollution, slash and burn deforestation, air pollution, ground fissures, [2] and build-up of atmospheric carbon dioxide. [3]

  9. Herbicide - Wikipedia

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    It allowed for greatly enhanced weed control in wheat, maize (corn), rice, and similar cereal grass crops, because it kills dicots (broadleaf plants), but not most monocots (grasses). The low cost of 2,4-D has led to continued usage today, and it remains one of the most commonly used herbicides in the world. [ 16 ]