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"Milorganite" is a portmanteau of the term Milwaukee Organic Nitrogen. It was the winning entry in a 1925 naming contest for a biosolids-based fertilizer held in National Fertilizer Magazine. Its history began with Milwaukee's goal to clean up its rivers and Lake Michigan.
The Andersons PGF Complete Lawn Fertilizer 16-4-8. According to the manufacturer, a year of researching and testing lent itself to this fertilizer which combines other top products plus all the ...
Chemical repellents fall into two main categories, odor and taste. The former work better in the warm season and the latter, which ward off an animal only after it eats, in the cold season. (For example, the smell of the lawn fertilizer Milorganite is claimed to make it an effective repellent.) Such repellents mimic natural substances that ...
Use of a fertilizer of the correct salt index but too little water. This will cause a fertilizer burn by starving the plant from water. [1] Use of a fertilizer that contains too much nitrogen. This will affect the cellular respiration of a plant, causing a fertilizer burn. [7] Use of a fertilizer that produces or has excess ammonia.
Since 1926, the Jones Island facility has both been in operation and has been producing the fertilizer Milorganite as a byproduct of the wastewater treatment process. [1] [2] [4] It was one of the first wastewater treatment plants to be constructed in the United States, [5] as well as one of the first to produce a marketable fertilizer. [4]
Biosolids that are used as fertilizer in farming are usually treated to help to prevent disease-causing pathogens from spreading to the public. [2] Some sewage sludge can not qualify as biosolids due to persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic chemicals, radionuclides, and heavy metals at levels sufficient to contaminate soil and water when ...
Phytotoxicity describes any adverse effects on plant growth, physiology, or metabolism caused by a chemical substance, such as high levels of fertilizers, herbicides, heavy metals, or nanoparticles. [1] General phytotoxic effects include altered plant metabolism, growth inhibition, or plant death. [2]
Turf melting out is caused by the fungal pathogen Drechslera poae, in the family Pleosporaceae. It is a common problem on turfgrass and affects many different species. The disease infects all parts of the plant most commonly on golf course roughs, sports fields, and home lawns .