OTA's Safe Fertilizer Campaign - Links to Further Information

"Fertilizers Endanger Us with Toxins" by David Monk
Should the farmlands, lawns and gardens of Oregon be used as dumping grounds for hazardous industrial waste? For almost 20 years, that's exactly what has been happening . . .

Toxic Waste in Fertilizers
Get the facts about an industrial secret. . .

OTA’s Safe Fertilizer and Sustainable Soils Project
Synopsis, objectives, background, concerns. . .

Guide to Toxic Metals in Common Fertilizers
Listing of agents and their toxic effects. . .

Legislative Efforts in the West
In 2001, three Western states, Oregon, Washington and California, adopted regulations establishing “acceptable levels” of heavy metals in fertilizer. However, all three states fell far short . . .

Why Take on this Project Now?
Get the facts Strategic planning is necessary now in order to circumvent the promulgation of new rules on fertilizers in Oregon that weaken the public’s right to protect their health. . .

Washington State's Fertilizer Product Database
Find out about the heavy metal content in fertilizer brands sold in the Northwest . . .

Oregon Department of Agriculture
The Oregon Department of Agriculture serves the state of Oregon through its three-fold mission: food safety and consumer protection; protection of the natural resource base; and, developing and maintaining markets for agricultural products.

"Heavy Metal Harvest" by Nick Budnick
With the massive food fight over Measure 27 and the safety of genetically engineered foods, Oregonians may have missed an equally heated discussion going on behind the scenes . . .

Factory Farming: Toxic Waste and Fertilizer In Oregon 1990-1995
published by the Environmental Working Group. . .

Waste Lands: The Threat of Toxic Fertilizer
A Report by CALPIRG (May, 2001)