For background to this
thread, read this one first.
Permies heavy metal in urban fill
I just got back my basic soil test results. (The non-heavy metal test I ordered before I realized I
should test for other heavy metals, not just lead.)
Lead was 2.9 ppm. Since lead is this low, should I just not worry about the other heavy metals? (this is only in the surface soil, which may not be as affected by fill six inches down, depending on the history of the site, which we just can't figure out.)
Soil tested used a Modified Morgan extractable, if that makes any difference.
Soil pH was 7.8. Expected.
The soil is over the top in many nutrients, and sufficient in all except nitrogen. Here are the results. P 80 ppm, K 1011 ppm, Ca 6641, Mg 448 ppm, Sulfur 63 ppm, Maganese 10 ppm, Zinc 7.6, and Copper 1 ppm.
What do excesses of this sort mean as far as soil toxicity and plant growth, and what do they mean as far as my heavy metal situation?
I suppose I should worry only about the anionic heavy metals, arsenic, molybdenum, selenium, and boron, since the cationic heavy metals will be totally bound up by the high pH and Phosphorus?
But that is just my understanding. Correct me if I am wrong.
I do find contradictory information at least about boron and arsenic; some say high pH makes it available, others say low pH