About the EIQ Data

This page documents the EIQ active ingredient dataset following FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) data principles.

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License

This dataset is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license. You are free to share and adapt the data for any purpose, provided you give appropriate credit.

Identifiers

Each active ingredient record includes a CAS Registry Number, a globally unique chemical identifier assigned by the Chemical Abstracts Service. Records also carry a persistent UUID for programmatic reference.

Methodology

EIQ values are calculated using the formula described in:

Kovach, J., Petzoldt, C., Degni, J., and Tette, J. 1992. A method to measure the environmental impact of pesticides. New York's Food and Life Sciences Bulletin 139:1-8.

The Field Use EIQ calculator standardizes results to lbs/acre using unit conversion factors based on the specific density of water for liquid formulations.

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