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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary

U.S. Department of Agriculture

pesticide residues

Subject Category: W Physical and Chemical Sciences
Definition: A film of pesticide left on the plant, soil, container, equipment, handler, etc. after application of the pesticide.
Definition Source: US Environmental Protection Agency
RDF/XML Format:: http://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/2076.rdf
Persistent URI:: http://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/2076
Broader Term: chemical residues
Narrower Term: acaricide residues; fungicide residues; herbicide residues; insecticide residues
Related Term: environmental fate; maximum residue limits; pesticide degradation; pesticide metabolites; pesticide persistence
Spanish: residuos de plaguicidas
Term Number: 2076

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