MILORGANITE SAFETY Trusted for over 90 years Milorganite is produced with your safety in mind every single day. It complies with all applicable federal and state requirements and can be used with confidence for all of your fertilizing needs, including lawns, trees, shrubs, flowers, and vegetables. Milorganite meets stringent criteria imposed on any product for health, safety and the environment and is more heavily regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) than synthetic . Daily Testing for EPA and State Standards Milorganite is intensively analyzed to ensure compliance with all applicable standards established by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and every state in which Milorganite is sold. Metals and other pollutants and pathogens are analyzed daily. As shown by the table, metals concentrations in Milorganite are much Metals and Fertilizer Micronutrients less than allowed for an Exceptional Quality product. Milorganite vs. U.S. EPA Limits The Truth About Metals Metals EPA 2019 Metals are not all bad. Some metals are and Exceptional Milorganite micronutrients and are necessary in small amounts Micronutrients Quality Limit Average for plants to grow and reproduce, including copper and , which naturally occur in the environment. 41 mg/kg 3.9 mg/kg For a product like Milorganite, federal and state regulations have established limits for metals to 39 mg/kg 0.92 mg/kg protect and the environment. Chromium No Limit 200 mg/kg Milorganite contains metals at levels found safe by the EPA when Milorganite is used as directed. Copper* 1,500 mg/kg 220 mg/kg Milorganite has over 90 years of experience producing a product that is both safe and effective. 300 mg/kg 34 mg/kg Heat Drying Kills Pathogens 17 mg/kg 0.14 mg/kg Milorganite is heat-dried in large-scale, bus-sized * 75 mg/kg 9.4 mg/kg rotary dryers that operate at 900–1200°F. The extreme heat and dryness kills pathogens. 420 mg/kg 25 mg/kg 100 mg/kg 4.1 mg/kg

Zinc* 2,800 mg/kg 420 mg/kg * Essential micronutrients

ALL PURPOSE lawns | flowers | vegetables | trees | shrubs attraction orattraction keeping yourdog off the lawn for 24 hours afterapplying. Keep open bags away from After dogs. spreading, monitor your dog to determine interest. Watering may reduce the have dogs Some astrong interest in Milorganite, and the consumption of large amounts maycause or thepets surrounding environment. For more than years, 90 Milorganite has been safely used on family lawns and gardens without harming children, pesticides or herbicides. It will not burn. It will yournotfamily hurt or the environment. In modern society, it’s inevitable Personal CareProduct and Pharmaceuticals Micro groundwater. In contrast, other fertilizers often contain quick-release that is more likely to leach. phosphorusThe in Milorganite is slow-release, reducing the risk that phosphorus will leach from soils into or surface Plants, including grass, need phosphorus. It contributes to such functions as important root development and growth. Phosphorus in runoff is a significant problem. Excess phosphorus causes algaeblooms, fish kills,odors. and Phosphorus Non-Leaching There’s nothing more than important the of your safety children, canine companions, and other family pets. Children and Pets Milorganite is composed of organic matter and nutrients and contains no added No Salts or Added Pesticides or Herbicides that the risk of Triclosan exposure from Milorganite is extremely low. up to 1,249 lbs of this corn daily without any adverse effect, indicating with corn having the highest concentration. couldperson lb A 154 eat was low detected at levels very in vegetables fertilized with Milorganite, antifungal agent used rangefromin a soap to of products toothpaste— One study found that Triclosan—a commonly used antibacterial, investigating the risk caused by these compounds. and is reduced step at every along the way. Milorganite is aleader in and the environment is extremely low humans. risk The they pose to people these micro-impurities to reach consumption;it’s a long pathway for Milorganite production, to and harvest From water reclamation and Milorganite. compounds are extremely low in detectable, concentrations of these present in wastewater. Although and will personal be care products that trace amounts of pharmaceuticals -impurities:

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