Three Heavy Metals in Washington Fertilizers

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Color Key:
	Heavy Metals in Fertilizers Registered by Washington State. Compared with Background and Cleanup Levels. These charts color-code 2,185 fertilizers by three important toxic metals.
		Green:	Cleaner than the average background level -- "cleaner than dirt" *
		Red:	More contaminated than the state cleanup level -- "dirtier than a toxics site" **
		Black:	Above background, below cleanup level.

Manufacturer	Products	Arsenic	Cadmium	Lead
Natural Background Level in Soil *		7	1	17
State Toxic Cleanup Level for Soil **		20	2	250
B & B NORTHWEST AG PRODUCTS	NAP BUF-FIT PLUS 0-10-0	3.52	24.3	0.8
B & B NORTHWEST AG PRODUCTS	NAP NUTRI-PLEX CAL-PLEX 12	2	0.2	2
B & B NORTHWEST AG PRODUCTS	NAP NUTRI-PLEX COMPAC 300	2.5	18.9	2.1
B & B NORTHWEST AG PRODUCTS	NAP NUTRI-PLEX COMPAC 400	2	0.2	1
B & B NORTHWEST AG PRODUCTS	NAP NUTRI-PLEX EMITTER K-P	2	0.2	1
B & B NORTHWEST AG PRODUCTS	NUTRI-PLEX HIGH SHIELD PLUS 2-0-8	1	0.12	0.8
B & B NORTHWEST AG PRODUCTS	PHYTOCHEM CALCIUM POLYAMINE	1	0.12	0.8
B & B NORTHWEST AG PRODUCTS	PHYTOCHEM MAGNESIUM POLYAMINE	1	0.12	0.5
B & B NORTHWEST AG PRODUCTS	PHYTOCHEM MICRO-PAK POLYAMINE	1	0.14	0.5
BAICOR INC	BORON 3%	0.26	0.014	0.29
BAICOR INC	COPPER 5%	0.03	0.037	26
BAICOR INC	IRON 8%	0.03	0.014	0.32
BAICOR INC	MANGANESE 5%	0.03	0.017	0.33
BAICOR INC	MICRO-PLENTY	0.033	0.17	0.33
BAICOR INC	PHYTO-PLUS COBALT 3% 1-0-0	0.022	2.4	4
BAICOR INC	PHYTO-PLUS IRON COMBO-CHELATE 1-0-2	0.5	0.4	4
BAICOR INC	PHYTO-PLUS MOLYBDENUM 3% 1-0-0	0.022	0.76	3.9
BAICOR INC	PHYTO-PLUS ZINC 14% 1-0-0	0.088	2.1	20
BAICOR INC	ZINC 5%	0.99	2.3	7
BARENBRUG USA INC	ACE WONDE PATCH	0.09	2.6	1.6
BARENBRUG USA INC	WONDERLAND WONDER PATCH	0.9	2.6	1.6
BARNYARD TEA COMPANY	BARNYARD BOUNTY 2-3-2	4	0.2	1
BAY ZINC COMPANY INC	BLU-MIN 7% LIGNIN ZINC	2	100	10
BAY ZINC COMPANY INC	BLU-MIN LIQUID ZINC SULFATE	3	10	32
BAY ZINC COMPANY INC	BLU-MIN LIQUID ZINC SULFATE - 12% ZINC	2	8	16
BAY ZINC COMPANY INC	BLU-MIN ZINC - GRANULAR WITH SULFUR	2	25	50
BAY ZINC COMPANY INC	BLU-MIN ZINC LHM	25	25	1200
BAYER-PURSELL LLC	BAYER ADVANCED GARDEN 2-IN-1 SYSTEMIC AZALEA,CAMELLIA & RHODODENDRON CARE	20.4	3.3	54.1
BAYER-PURSELL LLC	BAYER ADVANCED GARDEN 2-IN-1 SYSTEMIC ROSE & FLOWER CARE	10.5	8.9	46.3
BAYER-PURSELL LLC	BAYER ADVANCED LAWN SEASON-LONG GRUB CONTROL WITH FERTILIZER	10.5	8.9	46.3
BIAGRO WESTERN SALES	NUTRI-GRO NPK 4-30-8	0.02	0.02	0.36
BIAGRO WESTERN SALES	NUTRI-GRO PK 0-28-26	0.02	0.02	0.02
BIAGRO WESTERN SALES	NUTRI-PHITE P + K 0-28-26	0.02	0.02	0.02
BIAGRO WESTERN SALES	NUTRI-PHITE P-FOLIAR 4-30-8	0.02	0.02	0.36
BIAGRO WESTERN SALES	NUTRI-PHITE P-SOIL 0-40-0	0.02	0.02	0.02
BI-EN CORP	STABL-N 21-0-0	5.1	0.04	19
BIO HUMA NETICS INC	HUMA GRO 38 SPECIAL	2	1.3	2
BIO HUMA NETICS INC	HUMA GRO 44-MAG	2	1	2
BIO HUMA NETICS INC	HUMA GRO BLEND	2	1	2
BIO HUMA NETICS INC	HUMA GRO BREAKOUT	2	1	2
BIO HUMA NETICS INC	HUMA GRO CALCIUM	2	1	2
BIO HUMA NETICS INC	HUMA GRO COPPER	2	1	2
BIO HUMA NETICS INC	HUMA GRO CROP-GARD	2	1	2
BIO HUMA NETICS INC	HUMA GRO IRON	2	1	0.3
BIO HUMA NETICS INC	HUMA GRO JACKPOT	2	1	2
BIO HUMA NETICS INC	HUMA GRO LASE	2	1	2
BIO HUMA NETICS INC	HUMA GRO MANGANESE	0.14	1	2
BIO HUMA NETICS INC	HUMA GRO MICRO	2	1	2
BIO HUMA NETICS INC	HUMA GRO MICRO-F	2	1	2
BIO HUMA NETICS INC	HUMA GRO PHOSPHATE	2	1	2
BIO HUMA NETICS INC	HUMA GRO POTASSIUM	2	1	2
BIO HUMA NETICS INC	HUMA GRO SULFUR	2	1	2
BIO HUMA NETICS INC	HUMA GRO SUPER PHOS	2	1	2
BIO HUMA NETICS INC	HUMA GRO VITOL	2	1	2
BIO HUMA NETICS INC	HUMA GRO VITOL II	2	1	2
BIO HUMA NETICS INC	HUMA GRO X-TEND	2	1	2
BIO HUMA NETICS INC	HUMA GRO ZAP	2	1	2
BIO HUMA NETICS INC	HUMA GRO ZINC	2	1	2
BIO HUMA NETICS INC	HUMA GRO Z-MAX	0.1	3.9	2
BIO-GRO INC	CHB-6 CALCIUM HUMATE 4-0-0	10	0.2	2
BIO-GRO INC	IMPULSE K-CAL 5-0-4	10	0.2	2
BIO-GRO INC	IMPULSE PK 0-15-15	10	0.2	2
BIO-GRO INC	NEUTRAL-K 0-0-20	10	0.2	2
BIO-OREGON INC	BIOGAN 12-2-1 WETTABLE FISH POWDER	4.9	0.3	1.7
BIO-OREGON INC	BIOGAN 3-2-2 LIQUID FISH FERTILIZER	6.8	0.1	1.2
BIO-OREGON INC	BIOGAN 4-3-2 ALL NATURAL LIQUID FISH FERTILIZER	5.4	0.2	1.2
BIO-OREGON INC	BIOGRO 10-4-2	1.3	0.1	1.2
BIO-OREGON INC	BIOGRO 7-7-2 ALL NATURAL ALL PURPOSE FERTILIZER	6.6	0.3	3.9
BIO-OREGON INC	BIOGRO ALL NATURAL TURF FERTILIZER 9-3-5	7	0.3	3.1
BIO-OREGON INC	BIOVITA 5-3-2 BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE SOIL AMENDMENT	8.9	0.7	3.8
BIO-OREGON INC	FISHTOWN FERTILIZER 100% NATURAL ORGANIC FISH BONE MEAL 5-12-1	4.4	0.6	2.8
BIO-OREGON INC	FISHTOWN FERTILIZER 100% NATURAL ORGANIC FISH FERTILIZER LIQUID 4-2-1	4.7	0.2	1.3
BIO-OREGON INC	FISHTOWN FERTILIZER 100% NATURAL ORGANIC LAWN FOOD 8-3-5	4.3	0.5	2.7
BIO-OREGON INC	FISHTOWN FISH FERTILIZER 100% NATURAL ORGANIC ALL PURPOSE PLANT FOOD 7-6-2	8.9	0.5	1.8
BLACK LAKE ORGANIC NURSERY	BLACK LAKE ORGANIC ALL VEGETABLES 100% NATURAL ORGANIC FERTILIZER MIX 5-3-2	16.6	1.3	6.2
BLACK LAKE ORGANIC NURSERY	BLACK LAKE ORGANIC BULB FOOD 100% NATURAL ORGANIC FERTILIZER MIX 6-3-2	13.3	0.8	1.8
BLACK LAKE ORGANIC NURSERY	BLACK LAKE ORGANIC CANEBERRY AND STRAWBERRY 100% NATURAL ORGANIC FERTILIZER MIX	11.8	0.6	3.1
BLACK LAKE ORGANIC NURSERY	BLACK LAKE ORGANIC COMPOST FORTIFIER	11.1	1.3	1.2
BLACK LAKE ORGANIC NURSERY	BLACK LAKE ORGANIC GARDEN ESSENTIALS 100% NATURAL ORGANIC FERTILIZER MIX 2-1-1	17.3	0.8	6.2
BLACK LAKE ORGANIC NURSERY	BLACK LAKE ORGANIC LAWN FOOD 100% NATURAL ORGANIC FERTILIZER MIX 7-2-3	8.5	1	2.4
BLACK LAKE ORGANIC NURSERY	BLACK LAKE ORGANIC MARITIME N.W. COMPLETE 100% NATURAL ORGANIC FERTILIZER MIX 3-3-1	17.3	0.8	6.2
BLACK LAKE ORGANIC NURSERY	BLACK LAKE ORGANIC RHODODENDRON & BLUEBERRY 100% NATURAL ORGANIC FERTILIZER MIX	14.6	1.7	1
BLACK LAKE ORGANIC NURSERY	BLACK LAKE ORGANIC ROSE FOOD 100% NATURAL ORGANIC FERTILIZER MIX 2-2-3	9.4	0.6	1.2
BLACK LAKE ORGANIC NURSERY	BLACK LAKE ORGANIC TREE & SHRUB 100% NATURAL ORGANIC FERTILIZER MIX 2-3-2	20	1.1	5.3
BONIDE PRODUCTS INC	BONIDE SYSTEMIC ROSE & FLOWER CARE 8-12-4	0.4	1	1

* Environmental groups asked for the natural background level of the soil to be the standard for fertilizers. But the legislature adopted a standard for each toxic metal based on concentration and application rates that would, if applied at the maximum rate, double the estimated background level of the metal in 45 years. All fertilizers on this list passed the state test. The ones in green would have passed the environmentalist test. Source of statewide soil background levels: Washington Department of Ecology Publication #94-115.

** The Model Toxics Control Act (MTCA) sets cleanup levels for soil with hazardous substances at levels that may pose a threat to the environment or health. The law does not apply to people "who use a hazardous substance lawfully and without negligence for any personal or domestic purpose" thus, it is believed fertilizer usage is exempt. However, MTCA applies the best available science for what is safe in soil. The fertilizer products above, while all legal, are color-coded as a guide to products that have relatively high levels of arsenic, cadmium and lead. Arsenic and lead are coded red if they exceed the MTCA cleanup level. Cadmium is coded red only if it is (a) more than 5 times the MTCA level, and (b) more than 1 part cadmium to every 100 parts zinc. Zinc blocks the movement of cadmium from soil to plants. Source: USDA

Source of fertilizer data: Washington Department of Agriculture, via the internet http://www.wa.gov/agr/pmd/fertilizers#database 3/22/00

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