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| Title | Focus Sheet: Imported Cadmium-Contaminated Zinc Sulfate Used in Fertilizer and Other Products | |
| Month-Year Published | July 2000 | |
| Online Availability |
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| Short Description |
In 1998, Washington became the first state in the nation to adopt standards for metals in fertilizers. Two years later when cadmium-contamination was discovered in zinc sulfate from China used as ingredient in fertilizer, Washington state officials were pleased that the standards were in place. Without such standards, severe worker exposure to cadmium, contamination of farmlands, and negative publicity for Washington farm produce could have resulted. (Also see abstract below) | |
| Publication Number | 00-04-025 | |
| Author(s) | Chapman, Chris | |
| Print Availability | ||
| Number of pages | 4 | |
| Keywords | cadmium, contaminated, contamination, fertilizer, product, standards, zinc, zinc-sulfate | |
| Related Publications | Title | Relationship |
| Shoptalk - Summer 2000 - Vol. 10, No.3 | similar topic | |
| Abstract | Long Description |
In 1998, Washington became the first state in the nation to adopt standards for metals in fertilizers. Two years later when cadmium-contamination was discovered in zinc sulfate from China used as ingredient in fertilizer, Washington state officials were pleased that the standards were in place. Without such standards, severe worker exposure to cadmium, contamination of farmlands, and negative publicity for Washington farm produce could have resulted. The Washington State Department of Ecology′s (Ecology) intent in publicizing this information is to further educate and inform citizens, fertilizer manufacturers and regulatory agencies in other states about the potential for contamination of fertilizer products and to prevent similar occurrences in the future. |
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