Active Ingredient
Meaning, Term, and Glossary Definition - What is Active Ingredient?
In any pesticide product, the component that kills, or otherwise controls, target pests. Pesticides are regulated primarily on the basis of active ingredients.
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FIFRA Pesticide Ingredient High-Level Radioactive Waste HLRW Inert Ingredient Low-Level Radioactive Waste LLRW Radioactive Decay Radioactive Substances Radioactive Waste Technical-Grade Active Ingredient TGA
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