Early results of research conducted by the University of Florida show phosphorus in Milorganite 6-2-0 contributed minimally to off-site pollution in comparison to other phosphorus sources.
Concerns over accelerated algae build up in surface waters is leading to increasingly stringent regulation of phosphorus containing fertilizers by local and state governments. George A. O’Connor, Ph.D. and Sarah L. Chinault’s work relating to Phosphorus potential for soil water movement, suggests that fertilizer sources such as Milorganite pose substantially less risk than readily soluble sources of phosphorus found in typical fertilizers.
O’Connor and Chinault’s work at the University of Florida focuses on the release of Phosphorus through water extraction techniques, mimicking real world conditions. The yet to be published research showed that Milorganite released only 40 percent of its applied Phosphorous under leaching conditions, where forms of traditional phosphorus containing fertilizers leached 80 percent. Details of this work are slated to be published in spring of 2007.
Milorganite® has been an innovative fertilizer since its introduction over eighty years ago, and is utilized in both for professional and home applications as an organic (non-burning) source of nitrogen.
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