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Got Pesticides?

The hidden ingredient in children's diets by Kim Lundgren The 10 Most Important Foods to Buy Organic Baby food Strawberries Grains Milk Corn (corn chips, popcorn) Bananas Green beans Peaches…

pesticide

(Encyclopedia) pesticide, biological, physical, or chemical agent used to kill plants or animals that are harmful to people; in practice, the term pesticide is often applied only to chemical agents.…

rodenticide

(Encyclopedia) rodenticiderodenticiderōdĕnˈtĭsīdˌ [key]: see pesticide.

biocide

(Encyclopedia) biocidebiocidebīˈəsīdˌ [key], synonym for pesticide.

ANTU

(Encyclopedia) ANTUANTUănˈt&oomacr; [key]: see pesticide.

creosote

(Encyclopedia) creosotecreosotekrēˈəsōt [key], volatile, heavy, oily liquid obtained by the distillation of coal tar or wood tar. Creosote derived from beechwood tar has been used medicinally as an…

Bordeaux mixture

(Encyclopedia) Bordeaux mixtureBordeaux mixturebôrdōˈ [key], fungicide consisting of cupric sulfate and lime in water. Its fungicidal activity is associated with the slow formation of copper…

osprey

(Encyclopedia) ospreyospreyŏsˈprē [key], common name for a fish-eating bird of prey found near water in most parts of the world. The osprey, or fish hawk, Pandion haliaetus, has brown upperparts and…

Salton Sea

(Encyclopedia) Salton SeaSalton Seasôlˈtən [key], saline lake, 370 sq mi (958 sq km), northern part of the Imperial Valley, SE Calif.; 232 ft (71 m) below sea level. The area was anciently the…