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
FARMLAND INDUSTRIES INC	11-52-0 MAP	10	0.5	6.1
FARMLAND INDUSTRIES INC	CLEAR SUPERPHOSPHORIC ACID 0-68-0	10	0.5	5
FARMLAND INDUSTRIES INC	PROPELL 13-13-13	10	5.66	15.9
FARMLAND INDUSTRIES INC	PROPELL 16-20-6	10	3.67	5
FARMLAND INDUSTRIES INC	PROPELL 16-8-8	10	1.42	11.9
FARMLAND INDUSTRIES INC	PROPELL 6-24-24	10	13.5	25.7
FARMLAND INDUSTRIES INC	UAN 32-0-0	10	0.5	5
FARMLAND INDUSTRIES INC	UREA 46-0-0 (ENID, OK)	10	0.5	5
FARMLAND INDUSTRIES INC	UREA 46-0-0 (REDWATER, ALBERTA)	2	0.5	5
FERTRELL COMPANY	GREENSAND	5.8	1	30
FIRE MOUNTAIN FARMS	NUTRIGANIC BFGC BLEND 9-4-0	12.89	1.55	10.8
FIRE MOUNTAIN FARMS	NUTRIGANIC BIO-C 6-8-2	29	1.6	15.1
FIRE MOUNTAIN FARMS	NUTRIGANIC BIO-PEP 8-1-0	25.3	3.03	21.2
FIRE MOUNTAIN FARMS	NUTRIGANIC LIME GRITS	3.06	0.36	177
FIRE MOUNTAIN FARMS	NUTRIGANIC SWEET ASH	3.83	0.92	161
FLORATINE PRODUCTS	ADDAMAX-TG NUTRITIONAL SEED COATING	10	2.13	5
FLORATINE PRODUCTS	ASTRON AUXILIARY NUTRIENT COMPOUND	10	0.5	5
FLORATINE PRODUCTS	CALPHLEX SOIL AMENDMENT	10	0.5	5
FLORATINE PRODUCTS	FG-20 TURF & ORNAMENTAL SPRAY 0-0-20	10	0.5	5
FLORATINE PRODUCTS	IRON MAID 15-0-0	22.2	0.5	5
FLORATINE PRODUCTS	KNIFE AUXILIARY NUTRIENT COMPOUND 12-0-0	22.1	0.5	5
FLORATINE PRODUCTS	LARGO 3000 FOR PROFESSIONAL SOD & TURF	25.7	0.5	5
FLORATINE PRODUCTS	NOW EQUALIZE 12-0-12	10	0.5	5
FLORATINE PRODUCTS	NOW TIGER TURF 4-4-16	10	1.57	5
FLORATINE PRODUCTS	NOW TOURNAMENT PRIDE 18-0-3	10	0.5	5
FLORATINE PRODUCTS	NOW TURF STARTER 6-12-3	10	4.51	5
FLORATINE PRODUCTS	P-48 10-48-8 WATER SOLUBLE FERTILIZER CONCENTRATE	10	0.5	5
FLORATINE PRODUCTS	PER "4" MAX AUXILIARY NUTRIENT COMPOUND 13-0-0	21.1	0.5	5
FLORATINE PRODUCTS	PERK UP AUXILIARY NUTRIENT COMPOUND	10	0.5	5
FLORATINE PRODUCTS	PHLEX-MAG TURF & ORNAMENTAL SPRAY	10	0.5	5
FLORATINE PRODUCTS	PHLEX-MAN TURF & ORNAMENTAL SPRAY	10	1.22	5
FLORATINE PRODUCTS	RENAISSANCE AUXILIARY NUTRIENT COMPOUND	10	0.5	5
FORT JAMES CAMAS L.L.C.	NUTRILIME	98	4	495
FORT JAMES CAMAS L.L.C.	NUTRILIME EXTRA	4	1	5
FREE FLOW FERTILIZER	DO IT 20-4-8 LAWN FOOD	0.76	1	5
FREE FLOW FERTILIZER	DO IT 5-10-5 FLOWER AND GARDEN FERTILIZER	0.88	1.7	3
FREE FLOW FERTILIZER	DO IT BEST 15-2-3 SUMMERIZER LAWN FERTILIZER	0.25	1.3	5
FREE FLOW FERTILIZER	DO IT BEST 20-27-5 NEW LAWN STARTER	1.1	18	19
FREE FLOW FERTILIZER	DO IT BEST 22-4-14 WINTERIZER	0.25	3	5
FREE FLOW FERTILIZER	DO IT BEST 29-3-4 LAWN FERTILIZER	0.3	1.8	5
FREE FLOW FERTILIZER	FORTIFY ALL PURPOSE 5-10-5	2.1	1	5
FREE FLOW FERTILIZER	FORTIFY AZALEA & RHODODENDRON FOOD 10-6-8	2.9	1	8
FREE FLOW FERTILIZER	FORTIFY BONE MEAL 4-12-0	0.36	1	5
FREE FLOW FERTILIZER	FORTIFY EVERGREEN, TREE & SHRUB FOOD 15-7-7	3	1	9
FREE FLOW FERTILIZER	FORTIFY LAWN FOOD 29-3-4	0.29	1	5
FREE FLOW FERTILIZER	FORTIFY PERENNIAL FOOD 6-12-6	1.8	1	5
FREE FLOW FERTILIZER	FORTIFY ROSE FOOD 6-12-10	2.3	1	5
FREE FLOW FERTILIZER	FORTIFY TOMATO & VEGETABLE FOOD 8-10-8	2.8	1	5
FREE FLOW FERTILIZER	FORTIFY TOMATO & VEGETABLE FOOD 8-10-8	2.4	1	5
FREE FLOW FERTILIZER	FORTIFY WEED & FEED 28-3-3	0.26	1.5	5
FREE FLOW FERTILIZER	GREEN THUMB BONE MEAL 4-12-0	0.25	1	5
FREE FLOW FERTILIZER	GREEN THUMB PREMIUM ALL PURPOSE FLOWER & VEGETABLE PLANT FOOD 12-8-8	0.76	5	5
FREE FLOW FERTILIZER	GREEN THUMB PREMIUM LAWN FERTILIZER 29-3-4	0.75	2	11
FREE FLOW FERTILIZER	GREEN THUMB PREMIUM SEED & SOD STARTER LAWN FERTILIZER 20-27-5	2.2	16	8
FREE FLOW FERTILIZER	GREEN THUMB PREMIUM SUMMERIZER LAWN FERTILIZER 15-2-3	0.63	16	21
FREE FLOW FERTILIZER	GREEN THUMB PREMIUM WINTERIZER LAWN FERTILIZER 22-4-14	0.25	2.7	5
FREE FLOW FERTILIZER	HOME & GARDEN SHOWPLACE 20-5-12 WINTERIZER	1	1	5
FREE FLOW FERTILIZER	HOME & GARDEN SHOWPLACE 32-2-3 LAWN FERTILIZER	0.33	1.2	5
FREE FLOW FERTILIZER	SAM'S AMERICAN CHOICE CRABGRASS PREVENTER + LAWN FOOD 28-3-4	0.34	1	5
FREE FLOW FERTILIZER	SAM'S AMERICAN CHOICE CRABGRASS PREVENTER PLUS LAWN FOOD 30-3-4	0.31	1	5
FREE FLOW FERTILIZER	SAM'S AMERICAN CHOICE GARDEN & VEGETABLE PLANT FOOD 18-13-13	3	1	17
FREE FLOW FERTILIZER	SAM'S AMERICAN CHOICE LAWN FOOD 29-3-4	0.4	2.6	43
FREE FLOW FERTILIZER	SAM'S AMERICAN CHOICE STARTER FERTILIZER 20-27-5	4.8	3.9	14
FREE FLOW FERTILIZER	SAM'S AMERICAN CHOICE WEED & FEED 28-3-3	0.25	1	5
FREE FLOW FERTILIZER	SAM'S AMERICAN CHOICE WINTERIZER LAWN FOOD 22-3-14	0.37	1	5
FREE FLOW FERTILIZER	SAM'S AMERICAN CHOICE WINTERIZER LAWN FOOD 22-4-14	0.41	1	5
FREE FLOW FERTILIZER	SAM'S AMERICAN CHOICE WINTERIZER WEED & FEED 22-4-11	0.4	1	5
FREE FLOW FERTILIZER	SAM'S CHOICE CRABGRASS PREVENTER PLUS LAWN FOOD 30-3-4	0.31	1	5
FREE FLOW FERTILIZER	TRUGREEN CHEMLAWN CRABGRASS PREVENTER W/1.25% TEAM	0.54	1.6	5
FREE FLOW FERTILIZER	TRUGREEN CHEMLAWN LAWN FOOD	0.25	1.9	5
FREE FLOW FERTILIZER	TRUGREEN CHEMLAWN WEED & FEED 27-2-8 W/TRI-POWER	0.25	1	5
FRESH START MARKETING INC	ROOTBLAST 2-1-2	2.19	2.4	49
FRESH START MARKETING INC	ROOTBLAST HOUSE PLANTS 2-1-2	2.19	2.4	49
FRESH START MARKETING INC	ROOTBLAST NUTRIENT CHARGE	2.19	2.4	49

* 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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