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biocide
biocide A natural or synthetic substance toxic to living organisms. Some ecologists advocate use of this term instead of ‘pesticides’, since most pesticides are also toxic to species other than the target pest species. Indirectly, pesticides may also affect non-target organisms detrimentally in many other ways (e.g. by loss of food species or loss of shelter) so that the effects of pesticides may be felt throughout a whole ecosystem. The term ‘biocide’ indicates this property more clearly than ‘pesticide’.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "biocide." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "biocide." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-biocide.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "biocide." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-biocide.html |
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biocide
biocide A natural or synthetic substance toxic to living organisms. Some ecologists advocate use of this term instead of ‘pesticides’, since most pesticides are also toxic to species other than the target pest species. Indirectly, pesticides may also affect non-target organisms detrimentally in many other ways (e.g. by loss of food species or loss of shelter) so that the effects of pesticides may be felt throughout a whole ecosystem. The term ‘biocide’ indicates this property more clearly than ‘pesticide’.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "biocide." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "biocide." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-biocide.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "biocide." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-biocide.html |
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biocide
biocide , synonym for pesticide . |
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"biocide." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "biocide." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-biocide.html "biocide." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-biocide.html |
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