Safer Pesticides

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-024641",
  "term": "Safer Pesticides",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Pesticides designated as \"safer\" (or \"reduced-risk\") by EPA due to favorable characteristics affecting health or environmental risks, resistance management and integrated pest management. Safer pesticides may be conventional pesticides posing less risk or be biopesticides with unique modes of action, low use volume, lower toxicity, target species specificity or natural occurrence.",
  "subject": "Chemicals, toxics and pesticides",
  "references": [
    "Pesticides Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/safer-pesticides/"
}