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Active Ingredient

Deutsch: Wirkstoff / Español: Ingrediente Activo / Português: Ingrediente Ativo / Français: Ingrédient Actif / Italiano: Principio Attivo /

An Active Ingredient is in any pesticide product, the component that kills, or otherwise controls, target pests.

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Active Ingredient (a.i.)

An ACTIVE INGREDIENT (A.I.) is the chemical or substance Component of a pesticide product that can kill,repel, attract, mitigate or control a pest or that acts as a plant growth regulator, desiccant, or nitrogen stabilizer.

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Active radont measurement device

An Active radon/radon decay product measurement device is a radon or radon decay product measurement system which uses a sampling device, detector, and measurement system integrated as a complete unit or as separate, but portable, components.

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Active solar heating system

The active solar heating system uses solar collectors to capture energy from the sun and store it as Heat for space heating and water heating.

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Activity Pattern Data

An Activity Pattern Data is in an inhalation exposure assessment, activity pattern data depict both the actual physical activity (including an associated inhalation exertion level), the physical location, and the time of the day the activity takes place (e.g., sleeping at home at midnight, jogging in the park at 8 a.m., or driving in a car at 6 p.m.).

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Activity Plans

Deutsch: Umweltaktivitätenpläne / Español: Planes de Actividades Ambientales / Português: Planos de Atividades Ambientais / Français: Plans d'activités environnementales / Italiano: Piani di Attività Ambientali /

Activity Plans are Written procedures in a school's asbestos-management plan that detail the steps a Local Education Agency (LEA) will follow in performing the initial and additional

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Acute

Deutsch: Akut / Español: Agudo / Português: Agudo / Français: Aigu / Italiano: Acuto /

An Acute is used to describe disease where symptoms are readily evident. Treatment is generally required.

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Acute Effect

Deutsch: Akuter Effekt / Español: Efecto Agudo / Português: Efeito Agudo / Français: Effet Aigu / Italiano: Effetto Acuto /

An Acute Effect is an adverse effect on any living Organism which results in severe symptoms that develop rapidly; symptoms often subside after the Exposure stops.

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Acute Exposure

An Acute Exposure is a single exposure to a toxic substance which may result in

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Acute Health Effect

An Acute Health Effect is an immediate (i.e. within hours or days) effect that may result from exposure to certain drinking water contaminants (e.g., pathogens).

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