Three Heavy Metals in Washington Fertilizers

|  A  |  B |  C |  D |  E |  F |  G |  H |  I |  J |  K |  L |  M |  N  |
    |  O  |  P |  Q |  R |  S |  T |  U |  V |  W |  Z | 
ALL (This page will take a long time to download - 1.5MB)

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
NA-CHURS PLANT FOOD COMPANY	NA-CHURS ALPINE LIQUID FERTILIZER 6-24-6	0.4	7.4	1
NA-CHURS PLANT FOOD COMPANY	NA-CHURS DOUBLE-OK LIQUID FERTILIZER 0-0-30	0.1	1	1
NA-CHURS PLANT FOOD COMPANY	NA-CHURS LIQUID FERTILIZER 0-0-25	0.1	1	1
NA-CHURS PLANT FOOD COMPANY	NA-CHURS LIQUID FERTILIZER 3-0-20	0.1	1	1
NA-CHURS PLANT FOOD COMPANY	NA-CHURS LIQUID FERTILIZER 3-18-18	0.1	1	1
NA-CHURS PLANT FOOD COMPANY	NA-CHURS LIQUID FERTILIZER 9-18-9	0.1	1	1
NANOME AGGREGATES INC	DOLO SWEET	0.5	1	20
NATURAL SCIENCE RESEARCH	BLOOM JUICE 2-5-4	4.3	0.43	2.2
NATURAL SCIENCE RESEARCH	GROW JUICE 2-1-3	0.43	0.43	2.2
NECESSARY ORGANICS, INC.	CONCERN VITALIZE ALL-PURPOSE NATURAL PLANT FOOD	0.4	1	5
NECESSARY ORGANICS, INC.	CONCERN VITALIZE FISH & KELP FORMULA	0.4	1	5
NEXUS AG CHEMICALS INC	NEXUS HYDROPRILL	0.7	2	13
NORTHERN LIME COMPANY	A.M.I. DOLOMITE LIME	0	0	0
NORTHERN LIME COMPANY	J.A.J. AGLIME	0	0	0
NORTHWEST ALLOYS INC	DI-CAL GRANULAR	4	1	1
NORTHWEST ALLOYS INC	DI-CAL POWDER	2	0.1	0.1
NORTHWEST ALLOYS INC	HIGH MAG-GRO	2	0.5	8.1
NORTHWEST NURSERY BUYERS	NW BEST FALL AND WINTER LAWN FOOD 15-5-25	4.4	12.7	14.3
NORTHWEST NURSERY BUYERS	NW BEST PREMIUM LAWN FOOD 21-7-14	1.6	13.7	1.3
NORTHWEST NURSERY BUYERS	NW BEST PREMIUM PLANT FOOD 6-4-3	9.7	6.6	1.2
NORTHWEST NURSERY BUYERS	NW BEST PREMIUM RHODY FOOD 8-10-8	8.4	19.6	3.3
NORTRACE LTD	BOROSOL 10	10	0.5	5
NORTRACE LTD	CITRAPEX 20% IRON	200	10	100
NORTRACE LTD	CITRAPLEX 20% COPPER	10	0.5	11.5
NORTRACE LTD	CITRAPLEX 20% MANGANESE	10	0.5	5
NORTRACE LTD	CITRAPLEX 25% ZINC	10	5	34
NORTRACE LTD	CITRATE 10% ZINC	10	1.52	5
NORTRACE LTD	CITRATE 5% IRON	10	0.5	5
NORTRACE LTD	CITRATE 5% MANGANESE	10	0.5	5
NORTRACE LTD	EDTA 6% MANGANESE	0.5	0.5	5
NORTRACE LTD	EDTA 7.5% COPPER	10	0.5	5
NORTRACE LTD	EDTA 9% ZINC	10	0.5	5
NORTRACE LTD	HEDTA 4.5% IRON	10	0.5	5
NORTRACE LTD	NORPLEX CALCIUM 6% BORON 0.5% MICRONUTRIENT SOLUTION	10	0.5	5
NORTRACE LTD	NORPLEX CALCIUM 6% SGH MICRONUTRIENT SOLUTION	10	0.5	5
NORTRACE LTD	NORPLEX IRON 5% SGH MICRONUTRIENT SOLUTION	10	0.5	5
NORTRACE LTD	NORPLEX MAGNEXIUM 5% SGH MICRONUTRIENT SOLUTION	10	0.5	5
NORTRACE LTD	NORPLEX MANGANESE 5% SGH MICRONUTRIENT SOLUTION	10	0.5	5
NORTRACE LTD	NORPLEX ZINC 9% SGH MICRONUTRIENT SOLUTION	10	1.19	5
NORTRACE LTD	NORTRACE 13-0-13 A WATER SOLUBLE PLANT FOOD	10	0.05	5
NORTRACE LTD	NORTRACE 15-0-15 DARK WEATHER FORMULA WATER SOLUBLE FERTILIZER	10	0.5	5
NORTRACE LTD	NORTRACE 20-10-20 A WATER SOLUBLE PLANT FOOD CONCENTRATE	10	0.5	5
NORTRACE LTD	SEQUESTERED 5% IRON	10	0.5	5
NORTRACE LTD	SEQUESTERED 9% ZINC	10	0.5	5
NORTRACE LTD	SOLUBLE FERTILIZER 10-16-38	10	0.5	5
NORTRACE LTD	SOLUBLE FERTILIZER 10-50-10	10	0.5	5
NORTRACE LTD	SOLUBLE FERTILIZER 12-45-10	10	0.5	5
NORTRACE LTD	SOLUBLE FERTILIZER 20-20-20	10	0.5	5
NORTRACE LTD	SOLUBLE FERTILIZER 28-8-18	10	0.5	5
NORTRACE LTD	SOLUBLE FERTILIZER 32-10-10	10	0.5	5
NU CHEM LTD	AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE 10-34-0	13.06	50.1	0.8
NU CHEM LTD	AQUA AMMONIA	1	0.12	0.8
NU-GRO TECHNOLOGIES INC	MU-40 CHIP 40-0-0 FERTILIZER	0.25	1	5
NU-GRO TECHNOLOGIES INC	MU-40 GRANULAR 40-0-0 FERTILIZER	0.25	1	5
NU-GRO TECHNOLOGIES INC	NITROFORM BLUE CHIP 38-0-0 CONTROLLED RELEASE NITROGEN	0.25	2	10
NU-GRO TECHNOLOGIES INC	NITROFORM BLUE GRANULAR 38-0-0 CONTROLLED RELEASED NITROGEN	0.25	2	10
NU-GRO TECHNOLOGIES INC	NITROFORM GRAY CHIP CONTROLLED RELEASE NITROGEN 38-0-0	0.25	2	10
NU-GRO TECHNOLOGIES INC	NITROFORM GRAY GRANULAR CONTROLLED RELEASE NITROGEN 38-0-0	0.25	2	10
NU-GRO TECHNOLOGIES INC	NITROFORM POWDER BLUE CONTROLLED RELEASE NITROGEN 38-0-0	0.25	2	10
NU-GRO TECHNOLOGIES INC	NITROFORM POWDER GRAY CONTROLLED RELEASE NITROGEN 38-0-0	0.25	2	10
NU-GRO TECHNOLOGIES INC	NUTRALENE CHIP 40-0-0 CONTROLLED RELEASE NITROGEN	0.25	1	5
NU-GRO TECHNOLOGIES INC	NUTRALENE GRANULAR 40-0-0 CONTROLLED RELEASE NITROGEN	0.25	1	5
NU-GRO TECHNOLOGIES INC	UF-38 CHIP CONTROLLED RELEASE NITROGEN 38-0-0	0.25	2	10
NU-GRO TECHNOLOGIES INC	UF-38 GRANULAR CONTROLLED RELEASE NITROGEN 38-0-0	0.25	2	10
NULEX INC	NULEX LIQUID ZINC 16-0-0 W/20% ZN	10	9.11	6
NUTRI MAX INC	MICROBURST GRANULES	10	1.01	26.1
NUTRI MAX INC	MICROBURST POWDER	10	1.01	26.1
NUTRIENT TECHNOLOGIES INC	B-17 BORIC ACID SPRAY	1	1	1
NUTRIENT TECHNOLOGIES INC	TECH-FLO ALPHA	3	5	20
NUTRIENT TECHNOLOGIES INC	TECH-FLO ALPHA DF	5	20	40
NUTRIENT TECHNOLOGIES INC	TECH-FLO BETA	10	5	20
NUTRIENT TECHNOLOGIES INC	TECH-FLO CAL BOR + MOLY	3	3	20
NUTRIENT TECHNOLOGIES INC	TECH-FLO COPOCAL	3	3	25
NUTRIENT TECHNOLOGIES INC	TECH-FLO GAMMA	3	3	20
NUTRIENT TECHNOLOGIES INC	TECH-FLO HI-MAG	3	3	20
NUTRIENT TECHNOLOGIES INC	TECH-FLO PHI	3	3	20
NUTRIENT TECHNOLOGIES INC	TECH-FLO SIGMA	3	5	25
NUTRIENT TECHNOLOGIES INC	TECH-FLO ZETA ZINC 22	3	5	25
NUTRIENT TECHNOLOGIES INC	TECH-FLO ZMC	10	5	25
NUTRIENT TECHNOLOGIES INC	TECH-SPRAY CALICO	3	3	15
NUTRIENT TECHNOLOGIES INC	TECH-SPRAY COPPER	1	2	5
NUTRIENT TECHNOLOGIES INC	TECH-SPRAY HI-K	1	2	15
NUTRIENT TECHNOLOGIES INC	TECH-SPRAY LIQUIBOR	1	2	15
NUTRIENT TECHNOLOGIES INC	TECH-SPRAY MG	1	2	5
NUTRIENT TECHNOLOGIES INC	TECH-SPRAY MOLY-MAG	1	2	5
NUTRIENT TECHNOLOGIES INC	TECH-SPRAY ZNPK	1	2	5

* 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

|  A  |  B |  C |  D |  E |  F |  G |  H |  I |  J |  K |  L |  M |  N  |
    |  O  |  P |  Q |  R |  S |  T |  U |  V |  W |  Z | 
ALL (This page will take a long time to download - 1.5MB)

Copyright © 2000 The Seattle Times Company