A friend is starting a farm in southern Baja, Mexico. She is asking for help
interpreting a soil test that includes results for a variety of metals. The
soils are alkaline (ph about 8.5), the climate arid. Can anyone help?
barium 150-300 mg/kg
chromium 30-40 mg/kg
copper 6-12 mg/kg
iron 20,000-30,000 mg/kg
silver 10-20 mg/kg
Thanks,
Matthew Werner
CASFS-University of California
1156 High Street
Santa Cruz, CA
408/459-4661
408/459-2799 fax
werner@zzyx.ucsc.edu