agrochemical
noun
ag·ro·chem·i·cal
ˌa-grō-ˈke-mi-kəl 
variants
or less commonly agrichemical
: an agricultural chemical (such as an herbicide or an insecticide)
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Several lines of evidence connect pesticides and other agrochemicals to human health risks.
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Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 5 Sep. 2024
Solidaridad sustainable fashion policy advisor Tamar Hoek, the report’s author, examined that impact based on three key factors: poverty and the lack of a living income, forced and child labor, and the impact of agrochemicals on the heath and safety of cotton workers.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 3 July 2024
With habitat loss, climate change, agrochemicals, and a new wave of invasive hornets hounding Britain’s bee colonies, its founders believe artificial intelligence could be an unlikely trump card.
—Frankie Adkins, WIRED, 10 Apr. 2024
The prairie isn’t doing well either, abutted by commercial farms and subjected to the runoff of their agrochemicals.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2023
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Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 5 Sep. 2024
Solidaridad sustainable fashion policy advisor Tamar Hoek, the report’s author, examined that impact based on three key factors: poverty and the lack of a living income, forced and child labor, and the impact of agrochemicals on the heath and safety of cotton workers.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 3 July 2024
With habitat loss, climate change, agrochemicals, and a new wave of invasive hornets hounding Britain’s bee colonies, its founders believe artificial intelligence could be an unlikely trump card.
—Frankie Adkins, WIRED, 10 Apr. 2024
The prairie isn’t doing well either, abutted by commercial farms and subjected to the runoff of their agrochemicals.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2023
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“Agrochemical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/agrochemical. Accessed 21 Oct. 2024.
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