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acceptable daily intake (ADI)
acute toxicity
ADI
antibiotic
carcinogen
chronic toxicity
days to harvest
economic threshold
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA)
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
FFDCA
FIFRA
Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA)
FQPA
fumigant
fungicide
infection period
inorganic
insecticide
integrated pest management (IPM)
IPM
LD50
market basket survey
mode of action
mutagen
nematicide
nematode
no observable adverse effect level (NOAEL)
NOAEL
oncogen
organic
pesticide
pesticide label
teratogen
tolerance