South Australian Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS REGULATIONS 1996 - SCHEDULE 1A

Schedule 1A—Prescribed Standards for Fertilisers

Part 1—Allowable concentration of heavy metal contaminants in fertilisers

1—Interpretation

In this Part—

wholly constituted of trace elements , in relation to fertiliser, means that the nutritional value of the fertiliser is derived only from the trace elements boron, cobalt, copper, iron, manganese, molybdenum, selenium or zinc, or the salts of those trace elements;

partially constituted of trace elements , in relation to fertiliser, means that the nutritional value of the fertiliser is partially derived from the trace elements boron, cobalt, copper, iron, manganese, molybdenum, selenium or zinc, or the salts of those trace elements.

2—Cadmium

        (1)         The concentration of cadmium (Cd) in a phosphatic fertiliser must not exceed 0.35 grams for each kilogram of phosphorus in the fertiliser.

        (2)         The concentration of cadmium (Cd) in a non-phosphatic fertiliser wholly constituted by trace elements must not exceed 0.05 grams for each kilogram of the fertiliser.

        (3)         The concentration of cadmium (Cd) in any other non-phosphatic fertiliser must not exceed 0.01 grams for each kilogram of the fertiliser.

3—Mercury

The concentration of mercury (Hg) in a fertiliser must not exceed 0.005 grams for each kilogram of the fertiliser.

4—Lead

        (1)         The concentration of lead (Pb) in a fertiliser wholly constituted by trace elements must not exceed 2 grams for each kilogram of the fertiliser.

        (2)         The concentration of lead (Pb) in a fertiliser partially constituted by trace elements must not exceed 0.5 grams for each kilogram of the fertiliser.

        (3)         The concentration of lead (Pb) in a fertiliser that does not contain trace elements must not exceed 0.1 grams for each kilogram of the fertiliser.

Part 2—Quality standards applicable to fertilisers that are gypsum products

5—Grades

        (1)         A fertiliser represented expressly or impliedly as premium grade gypsum must include at least 16.7% weight in weight ( w/w ) sulphur.

        (2)         A fertiliser represented expressly or impliedly as Grade 1 gypsum must include at least 15% w/w sulphur.

        (3)         A fertiliser represented expressly or impliedly as Grade 2 gypsum must include at least 12.5% w/w sulphur.

        (4)         A fertiliser represented expressly or impliedly as Grade 3 gypsum must include at least 10% w/w sulphur.

6—Fineness

        (1)         At least 50% of the total amount of a fertiliser represented expressly or impliedly as gypsum must be able to pass through a 2 mm sieve.

        (2)         At least 80% of the total amount of a fertiliser represented expressly or impliedly as gypsum must be able to pass through a 5.6 mm sieve.

7—Moisture content

        (1)         The moisture content of a fertiliser represented expressly or impliedly as gypsum must not exceed 15% of the total amount of the fertiliser.

        (2)         For the purposes of subclause (1), water bound in the gypsum mineral structure of the fertiliser is not to be taken into account.