Section 22a-50-1 - Definitions(a) The definition of terms used in these regulations shall be consistent with the definitions in Section 22a-47, Connecticut General Statute.(b) The following terms not defined in Section 22a-47, Connecticut General Statutes, are defined as follows:(1) aquatic use - materials applied on or in water except in self contained artificial structures such as cooling towers and swimming pools.(2) bioaccumulation - the concentration of a substance in an organism which exceeds those concentrations found in the surrounding environment.(3) breakdown product - a chemical substance resulting from the transformation of a pesticide by physical, chemical, electromagnetic, or biological means.(4) carcinogenesis - the generation of malignant tumors in animals.(5) Dermal LD50 - the amount of material, expressed as mg substance/kg test animal or ppm, placed on the skin that will kill 50% of the number of test animals.(6) food chains - the numerous pathways by which matter and energy are exchanged within an ecosystem.(7) Inhalation LC50 - that concentration, expressed as mg substance/1. air or ppm in the air, that would be lethal to 50% of the test population of animals within a specific time and under specified test conditions.(8) mutagenesis - the generation of genetic changes in animals or somatic changes in subsequent generations of animals.(9) Oral LD50 - the amount of material expressed as mg substance/kg test animal or ppm absorbed through the digestive tract that will kill 50% of the number of test animals.(10) "Ready-to-Use" - a pesticide as sold to the user, registered and labelled for immediate application without further dilution.(11) synergism - cooperative action of two or more agents such that the joint effect if greater than the sum of the single effects taken independently.(12) teratogenesis - the generation of congenital defects in animals, which are ordinarily non-hereditable.Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-50-1
Effective February 14, 1975