Division 3 Contaminants in an organo-mineral fertiliser must not exceed the following limit values:
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(a) cadmium (Cd) (b) hexavalent chromium (Cr VI) (c) mercury (Hg) (d) nickel (Ni) (e) lead (Pb) (f) inorganic arsenic (As) (g) biuret (C2H5N3O2)
- (i)
where an organo-mineral fertiliser has a total phosphorus (P) content of less than 5 % phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5)-equivalent by mass: 3 mg/kg dry matter, or
- (ii)
where an organo-mineral fertiliser has a total phosphorus (P) content of 5 % phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5)-equivalent or more by mass (‘phosphate fertiliser’): 60 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5);
2 mg/kg dry matter;
1 mg/kg dry matter;
50 mg/kg dry matter;
120 mg/kg dry matter;
40 mg/kg dry matter; and
12 g/kg dry matter.