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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is a federal agency responsible for the development and enforcement of regulations for human health and environment protection. The agency researches and sets standards for environmental programs and delegates. It was founded in 1970 following the proposal ...
The boundary between the saturated and unsaturated zones. Generally, the level to which water will rise in a well (except artesian wells).
Industry:Agricultural chemicals
A protected surface and subsurface zone surrounding a well or well field that supplies a public water system and through which contaminants could likely reach well water.
Industry:Agricultural chemicals
Areas that are soaked or flooded by surface or ground water frequently enough or for sufficient duration to support plants, birds, animals, and aquatic life. Wetlands generally include swamps, marshes, bogs, estuaries, and other inland and coastal areas, and are federally protected. Wetlands frequently serve as recharge/discharge areas and are known as "nature's kidneys" since they help purify water. Wetlands also have been referred to as natural sponges that absorb flood waters, functioning like natural tubs to collect overflow. Wetlands are important wildlife habitats, breeding grounds, and nurseries because of their biodiversity. Many endangered species as well as countless estuarine and marine fish and shellfish, mammals, waterfowl, and other migratory birds use wetland habitat for growth, reproduction, food, and shelter. Wetlands are among the most fertile, natural ecosystems in the world since they produce great volumes of food (plant material).
Industry:Agricultural chemicals
An area designated for the protection of wild animals, within which hunting and fishing are either prohibited or strictly controlled.
Industry:Agricultural chemicals
Pesticide active ingredients used in treatment of wood to protect it from insects, fungi and other pests. In this report, a total is presented for usage of wood preservative chemicals in industrial plants, the bulk of which is for pressure treatment. The major categories of pesticide chemicals included in this report as industrial wood preservatives are water borne preservatives (primarily arsenicals), oil borne preservatives (such as copper naphthenate and pentachlorophenol), creosote, creosote-coal tar and creosote petroleum.
Industry:Agricultural chemicals
An industrial facility which treats lumber and other wood products for outdoor use. The process involves use of chromated copper arsenate and other toxic chemicals which are regulated as hazardous materials.
Industry:Agricultural chemicals
Standards designed to reduce the risks of illness or injury resulting from workers' and handlers' occupational exposures to pesticides used in the production of agricultural plants on farms or in nurseries, greenhouses, and forests and also from the accidental exposure of workers and other persons to such pesticides. They require workplace practices designed to reduce or eliminate exposure to pesticides and establish procedures for responding to exposure-related emergencies.
Industry:Agricultural chemicals
The layer beneath the surface of the land in which all openings are filled with water.
Industry:Agricultural chemicals
Un documento legale, approvato da un giudice, che formalizza l'accordo raggiunto tra EPA e parti potenzialmente responsabili (PRPs) attraverso il quale PRPs condurrà tutto o una parte di un'azione di pulizia presso un sito Superfund; cessare o correggere le azioni o processi che inquinano l'ambiente; o altrimenti conforme EPA ha avviato azioni applicazione della regolamentazione per risolvere la contaminazione presso il sito Superfund coinvolto. Il consenso decreto descrive le azioni PRPs prenderà e può essere soggetto a un periodo di commento pubblico.
Industry:Agricultural chemicals
Ein juristisches Dokument von einem Richter, der formalisiert eine Einigung zwischen der EPA und potentiell verantwortliche Parteien (PRPs) durch die PRPs ganz oder teilweise eine Bereinigung-Aktion auf einer Superfund Stelle durchführen wird genehmigt; Stellen Sie ein, oder korrigieren Sie Aktionen oder Prozesse, die die Umwelt verschmutzen sind; oder sonst mit EPA initiiert gesetzlichen Vorgaben Maßnahmen zum Beheben eines der Kontamination am Standort Superfund beteiligten entsprechen. Zustimmung Dekret beschreibt die Aktionen, die prps nehmen und einen öffentlichen Kommentar Zeitraum unterliegen kann.
Industry:Agricultural chemicals
