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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

 

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* 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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