N-Viro™ Soil specifications and use

N-Viro™ Soil, Manufactured by Waste Stream Environmental, Inc., Syracuse, NY at its Onondaga County facility. New York State Dept. of Agriculture and Markets License No. 018001.

Agricultural liming material

Working density: 65-75 lb/ft³
Solids content: 58% average

Dry weight As delivered

Minimum total neutralizing value 73% 42%

Minimum fineness score 94% 94%

Guaranteed effective neutralizing value 69% 40%

Guaranteed calcium 36.2% 20.9%

Guaranteed magnesium 0.36% 0.21%

*As calcium carbonate equivalence.
Figures are based on cumulative totals YTD 2000 and YTD 1999.

Nutrients

N-Viro™ Soil contains small quantities of major nutrients:

N - P - K
0.3 - 0.6 -0.3

	As delivered		Available 1st year
	Average	Guaranteed	% of total	lb/ton
Total nitrogen (N) (mostly organic)	0.6%	0.6%	20	2.6
Phosphoric acid (P205) (mostly organic)	2.1%	2.1%	50	9.1
Soluble potash (K20)	0.3%	0.3%	100	5.4

Description

Earth Blends' N-Viro™ Soil is made from dewatered sewage sludge, kiln dust, and lime. These ingredients are blended together in a patented pasteurization Process to Further Reduce Pathogens (PFRP), as required by USEPA and NYSDEC, prior to public distribution. Use of the product is regulated comparably to Class I Compost in New York State as follows:

Can be distributed for use by the public, used on food chain crops and other agricultural or horticultural uses
Must not be used on crops grown for direct human consumption, for example, crops consumed by humans without processing.

N-Viro™ Soil is not sludge; it is a pasteurized sludge product. Pathogenic bacteria are destroyed in a patented energy conserving process so this valuable resource can be safety recycled.

THE MARKET VALUE OF N-Viro™ Soil

Ingredient Market
per lb Estimated
lb/ton Total
per ton

Total nitrogen (N) $0.35 13 $4.47

Phosphoric acid (P205) $0.22 18 $4.00

Soluble Potash (K20) $0.14 5 $0.76

ENV $0.01 792 $7.92

Organics $0.02 260 $5.20

Total $22.35

Figures are based on cumulative totals YTD 2000 and YTD 1999.

Recommended application rates

Based on ton/acre of N-Viro™ Soil required to raise soil pH to 7.0 (8´´ plow depth):

40% ENV as delivered

Initial soil pH Sandy Sandy loams Loams and silt loams Silty clay loams

4.5 10.1 17.7 27.8 37.9

4.6 to 4.7 8.8 16.4 25.3 32.8

4.8 to 4.9 7.6 15.2 22.7 31.6

5.0 to 5.1 6.3 13.9 21.5 30.3

5.2 to 5.3 5.1 11.4 16.4 20.2

5.4 to 5.5 3.8 7.6 10.1 15.2

5.6 to 5.7 2.5 5.1 7.6 13.9

5.8 to 5.9 2.0 4.5 6.3 8.8

6.0 to 6.1 1.5 3.8 5.1 7.6

6.2 to 6.3 1.3 2.5 3.8 6.3

6.4 to 6.5 0.8 2.0 3.3 5.1

6.6 to 6.7 0.5 1.8 2.5 3.8

Adapted from Cornell Field Crops and Soils Handbook, Table 7.

Application rate based on crop nitrogen requirement

Application rates are based on lime requirements, then crop nitrogen needs. It is recommended that spreading be done at the lower rate. For optimum crop yields, supplement with other fertilizers only if necessary. Use of this product in a manner inconsistent with this label is prohibited. Contact your Earth Blends representative for more information.

Accumulation of heavy metals over time: The concentration of heavy metals in fertilizers and sludge products applied to soil can only increase in proportion to the amount that the nutrients dissolve or the organic fraction mineralizes. N-Viro™ Soil can be used indefinitely without exceeding safe soil concentrations.

HEAVY METAL INFORMATION AND COMPARISON WITH OTHER PRODUCTS

Cd Cr Cu Pb Ni Zn Hg

NYSDEC (maximum) 10 1000 1000 250 200 2500 10

USEPA (maximum) 39 1200 1500 300 420 2800 17

N-Viro™ Soil (average) 1.57 23 77 28 12 80.92 0.25

Average of 30 natural or organic fertilizers 4.2 1942 58 123 23 593 0.1

Average of 19 synthetic fertilizers 13 129 55 36 81 230 0.1

Concentrations in mg/kg or parts per million on a dry weight basis.

For additional information, phone 315-689-1380, fax 315-689-1359
P.O. Box 1300, Weedsport, NY 13166
Revision RML 2/13/01