ASTM E609-00

Standard Terminology Relating to Pesticides

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Apr-2001
• ICS: 01.040.65 - Agriculture (Vocabularies)
• ICS: 65.100.01 - Pesticides and other agrochemicals in general
• Technical Committee: E35 - Pesticides, Antimicrobials, and Alternative Control Agents
• Drafting Committee: E35.90 - Executive

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM E609-81(1997)e1 - Standard Terminology Relating to Pesticides
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-2001
• Referred By: ASTM E2798-19 - Standard Test Method for Characterization of Performance of Pesticide Spray Drift Reduction Adjuvants for Ground Application
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-2001
• Referred By: ASTM E1619-11(2016) - Standard Test Method for Chronic Oral Toxicity Study in Rats
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-2001
• Referred By: ASTM E1163-10(2019) - Standard Test Method for Estimating Acute Oral Toxicity in Rats
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-2001
• Referred By: ASTM D7034-18 - Standard Guide for Deriving Acceptable Levels of Airborne Chemical Contaminants in Aircraft Cabins Based on Health and Comfort Considerations
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-2001
• Referred By: ASTM E1102-91(2022) - Standard Terminology Relating to Agricultural Chemical Application
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-2001
• Referred By: ASTM D7297-21 - Standard Practice for Evaluating Residential Indoor Air Quality Concerns
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-2001
• Referred By: ASTM E2408-04(2023) - Standard Test Method for Relative Extensional Viscosity of Agricultural Spray Tank Mixes
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-2001
• Referred By: ASTM E1519-16(2020) - Standard Terminology Relating to Agricultural Tank Mix Adjuvants
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-2001
• Referred By: ASTM D6485-18 - Standard Guide for Risk Characterization of Acute and Irritant Effects of Short-Term Exposure to Volatile Organic Chemicals Emitted from Bedding Sets
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-2001

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: E 609 – 00
Standard Terminology Relating to
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Pesticides
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E 609; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
absorption—a process in which one material (the absorbent) dose, dosage—the quantity of substance applied per unit
takes in and retains another (the absorbate). treated or applied to or entering an organism.
acclimation period—the time necessary for an animal to emulsifiable concentrate—a single-phase liquid system hav-
adjust to the laboratory and specific test environments. ing the property of forming an emulsion when mixed with
attractant—an agent that increases the attentive frequency of water.
an organism. emulsifying agent—a surfactant that promotes the suspension
avicide—a chemical used to kill, control, or cause other of one liquid in another.
adverse effects on birds. emulsion—a suspension of fine particles or globules of one or
band application—an application of a pesticide to a continu- more liquids in another liquid.
ous restricted area such as in or along a crop row rather than eradication—the complete elimination of a pest from an area.
over the entire field area. fumigant—a chemical used in gaseous form to kill or inhibit
broadcast application—the distribution of a material uni- pests.
formly over the entire area to be treated and not just to fungistat—an agent that inhibits the germination of fungus
portions of the area. spores or the development of mycelium.
carcinogen—an agent producing or inciting cancerous growth. invert emulsion—a water in oil emulsion also known as
carrier—(1) a gas, liquid, or solid used to propel or transport closed phase emulsion, total invert and invert.
a pesticide;*( 2) an organism that bears an infectious agent, parasite—an organism living in or on another living organism,
but that shows no marked symptoms of the disease caused by obtaining from it part or all of its nutriment.
that agent. pest—an organism existing under circumstances that makes it
cidaphobia—sensitivity of target animals that increases their undesirable.
aversion to the high mortality within the population. piscicide—a chemical used to kill, control, or cause other
chemical repellent—any substance whose odor, taste, appear- adverse effects on fish.
ance, tactile sensation, or combination thereof produces an postemergence herbicide—a chemical applied after emer-
aversion response in the target animal. gence of the specified weed or crop.
contact herbicide—a chemical that kills those plant parts with preemergence herbicid
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