Abstract: An investigation was carried out on the physical and nutritional quality of fertilizers in Zhejiang province.Analysis results of 61 samples collected from domestic compound fertilizers,organic-inorganic compound fertilizers and organic fertilizers showed that majority of the samples met the relevant standards listing criteria.For the criteria for nutrient of these fertilizers was 95.0% for organic fertilizers,72.2% for organic-inorganic compound fertilizers,and 86.3% compound organic fertilizers.Heavy metals were also tested.The results showed that Cu,Zn,Pb,Cr and Cd contents were highest in organic fertilizers followed by organic-inorganic compound fertilizers.Cd and Pb contents of organic fertilizer samples was 35% and 10% higher than the upper limitation of national standard respectively,while Pb,Cd and Cr in all organic-inorganic compound fertilizers samples measured under the national standard.The contents of heavy metals in commercial organic fertilizers were significantly correlated with that in the raw organic materials.