chlorpyrifos
Noun
Meaning
a common organophosphate insecticide
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Companies that need more time to respond to the ban on chlorpyrifos can apply for “exemptions.”
Pesticides Use of Chlorpyrifos in Maryland Agriculture (HB116/SB500) This bill would have banned chlorpyrifos in the state for agriculture use.
“We need to provide regulatory certainty to the thousands of American farms that rely on chlorpyrifos, while still protecting human health and the environment,” Pruitt said in a written statement.