Biocide

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-003149",
  "term": "Biocide",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A substance or chemical that kills organisms such as mold.\n\n2. Any poison that kills a living organism.\n\n3. In hydraulic fracturing, a biocide like glutaraldehyde is used to keep bacteria from growing in the well.\n\n4. A substance capable of destroying (killing) living organisms.",
  "subject": "Air",
  "references": [
    "Mold - Glossary of Terms",
    "I-BEAM Glossary of Terms",
    "EPA EV-Chemical Substances-Chemical Roles",
    "Office of Underground Storage Tanks Technical Terms; Glossary of Technical Terms: Office of Underground Storage Tanks"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/biocide/"
}