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Paragraph 5 I1 F1

England, Wales and Scotland

For the purposes of regulation 3(4), the specified limit of concentration of elements in any representative sample, expressed in milligrams per kilogram of dry matter, is set out in the soil table below.

~~SOIL TABLE~~

~~(1)~~	~~(2)~~
~~Element~~	~~Limit According to pH of soil~~
	~~5.0<5.5~~	~~5.5<6.0~~	~~6.0–7.0~~	~~>7.0~~
~~Zinc~~	~~200~~	~~250~~	~~300~~	~~450~~
~~Copper~~	80	~~100~~	~~135~~	~~200~~
~~Nickel~~	50	60	75	~~110~~
	~~For pH 5.0 and above~~
~~Lead~~	~~300~~
~~Cadmium~~	3
~~Mercury~~	1

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Regulations revoked (S.) (1.11.2025) by The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 (S.S.I. 2025/165), reg. 1(2), sch. 21 para. 2 (with sch. 23)

Commencement

I1: Sch. 2 para. 5 in force at 1.9.1989, see reg. 1(1)