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Beltsville Symposium on Co-utilization, May 4-9. (fwd)
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Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 12:11:52 -0400 (EDT)
From: Rufus Chaney <rchaney@asrr.arsusda.gov>
Subject: Information on Beltsville Symposium, May 4-9.
Dear Colleague:
The Program for the Beltsville Symposium to be held May 4-9, 1997, is
complete and I think it is a very strong program to bring together the
research and advisory leaders in the areas of beneficial utilization of
agricultural, municipal and industrial biosolids, manures, and
by-products. Registration information can be obtained from the
Beltsville Home Page (Symposium is a connection) at
http://www.barc.usda.gov/.html
Hope to see you at the Symposium.
Rufus Chaney.
BENEFICIAL CO-UTILIZATION OF AGRICULTURAL
MUNICIPAL AND INDUSTRIAL BY-PRODUCTS
Agricultural Research Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Beltsville, Maryland
May 4-8, 1997
GENERAL INFORMATION
Registration
SUN May 4, 4-8 pm Holiday Inn, 10000 Baltimore
Ave., Beltsville, MD
MON May 5, 7:30 am - 3 pm Lobby, Bldg. 003, BARC West
TUE May 6, 7:30 am - 3 pm Lobby, Bldg. 003, BARC West
WED May 7, 7:30 am - 3 pm Lobby, Bldg. 003, BARC West
THU May 8, 7:30 am - 9 am Lobby, Bldg. 003, BARC West
Podium Presentations
All podium presentations will be given at the Beltsville Agricultural
Research Center (BARC) in the auditorium of Building 003, BARC-West.
Poster Presentations
All posters will be displayed in the Grand Ballroom of the Holiday Inn.
Posters may be set up any time after 7:00am on Monday, May 5.
Authors should be present between 7:30 pm and 9:30 pm during their
Poster Session on Monday or Tuesday, May 5 and 6.
Breakfasts:
Symposium registrants staying at the Holiday Inn are entitled to a
complimentary buffet breakfast at the restaurant.
Slide Preview:
Podium presenters can preview their slides in Room 232, Bldg. 003,
BARC-West
Transportation from the Holiday Inn to Auditorium:
Participants are expected to walk the short distance between the
Holiday Inn and the auditorium in Building 003. A map is enclosed in
the registration packet. For those who require assistance with
transportation or in the case of inclement weather, van transportation
to building 003 will be provided.
ARCEA Exhibit
The Agricultural Research Center Employeesþ Association (ARCEA) will
have souvenirs available for purchase in Room 020, Bldg. 003, BARC-
West -When?
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
SUNDAY, MAY 4
Registration, poster setup, and opening reception and social will be
held at the Holiday Inn, 10000 Baltimore Ave. (U. S. 1 and Interstate
495), Beltsville, MD:
Registration 4-7 pm Hallway in front of grand ballroom
Social with Cash Bar 5-8 pm Grand ballroom
MONDAY, MAY 5 (Auditorium, Bldg. 003, BARC-West)
SESSION I - CURRENT STATUS AND FUTURE CHALLENGES
Moderator: Michael Jawson, USDA/ARS - National Program Leader
8:30 am Welcome
K. D. Murrell, Director, Beltsville Area
Title
Richard Rominger, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
8:45 am FAR-B Distinguished Scientist Award
Phillip C. Kearney, President FAR-B
9:00 am Why Co-Utilization?
Ronald Korcak, ARS, Beltsville
9:30 am Why Compost?
Lawerence Sikora, ARS, Beltsville
10:00 am Break
10:30 am Status of Composting in America
Nora Goldstein, BioCycle, Emmanus, PA
11:00 am Regulation of Beneficial Co-Utilization Products
John Walker, USEPA, Washington, DC
11:30 am Discussion
12:00 pm Lunch - Holiday Inn Grand Ballroom
SESSION II - AGRONOMY OF BENEFICIAL CO-UTILIZATION
Moderator: Scott Angle - University of Maryland, College of
Agriculture, College Park, MD
1:00 pm Agronomic Benefits of Agricultural, Municipal and Industrial
By-Products: An Overview - Jack Rechcigl, University of
Florida, Inst. of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Ona, FL
1:30 pm Carbon and Nitrogen Minieralization during Co-Utilization of
Biosolids and Composts - John Gilmour, University of
Arkansas, Dale Bumpers College of Agriculture, Fayetteville,
AR
1:50 pm Nutrient Management Planning for Co-Utilization of Organic
By-Products
Lee Jacobs, Michigan State University, Dept. Crop and Soil
Sciences, East Lansing, MI
2:10 pm Manganese Deficiency Induced by Lime-Rich Co-Utilization
Products
Sally Brown and Rufus Chaney, USDA/ARS, Beltsville, MD
2:30 pm Break
3:00 pm Potential for Utilizing Coal Combustion Residues in Co-
Utilization Products
K. Dale Ritchie, USDA/ARS, Appalachian Soil and Water
Conservation Research Laboratory, Beaver, WV
3:20 pm Use of Fresh and Composted De-Inking Sludge in
Horticulture Production
Regis Simard, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Soils and
Crops Research Centre, Saint-Foy, Quebec, Canada
Discussion
7:00 pm Poster Session and Discussion
Evaluation of Beneficial Co-Utilization - Session I: Products
and Processes
Moderator: Lawerence Sikora, USDA/ARS, Soil Microbial
Systems Laboratory
Holiday Inn - Grand Ballroom (refreshments will be served)
TUESDAY, MAY 6
SESSION III - ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS
Moderator: Elliot Epstein -
8:00 am Fate and Potential Effects of Trace Elements: Issues in Co-
Utilization of By-Products
James Ryan, USEPA, Cincinnati, OH
8:30 am Fate and Potential Effects of Xenobiotics
George O'Connor, University of Florida, Gainesville
9:00 am Effects of Co-Utilization Products on Number, Diversity and
Functions of
Soil Microbial Populations
Scott Angle, University of Maryland, Dept. of Natural
Resource and Sciences and Landscape Architecture, College
Park, MD
9:50 am Co-Utilization of By-Products for Soil Improvement and
Erosion Control
Lloyd Norton, USDA-ARS-MWA National Soil Erosion
Research Laboratory, West Lafayette, IN
9:40 am Break
10:10 am Bioremediation of Toxic Organics Using Compost
Michael Cole, University of Illinois, Dept. of Natural
Resources and Environmental Sciences, Champaign, IL
10:30 am Case Study: Composting for Bioremediation
Kirk Brown Texas A&M University, College Station
10:50 am Remediation of Metal-Contaminated Soils Using Tailor-Made
Biosolids and Compost Co-Utilization Products
Rufus Chaney and Sally Brown, USDA-ARS, Environmental
Chemistry Laboratory, Beltsville, MD
Discussion
12:00 pm Lunch - Lobby Bldg. 003
SESSION IV - HORTICULTURAL UTILIZATION
Moderator: Harry Hoitink - Ohio State
1:00 pm Potential Effects of Microbes in Co-Utilization Products
Patricia Millner, USDA/ARS, Soil Microbial Systems Lab,
Beltsville
1:30 pm Co-Utilization in the United Kingdom
Robin Szmidt, Scottish Agricultural College, Horticultural
Advisory Service, Auchincruive, Scotland
2:00 pm Cost and Environmental Impacts in Nursery Operations
Conrad Skimina, Monrovia Nursery, Azusa, CA
2:20 pm Strategies for Identification and Evaluation of Co-Utilization
By-Products in Horticulture - Frank Gouin, University of
Maryland, College Park
2:40 pm Break
3:10 pm Suppressive Compost for Biocontrol of Soil Borne Plant
Pathogens
Yitzhak Hadar, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot
3:30 pm Using Compost Products in Vegetable Production
Aziz Shiralipour, Center for Biomass Programs, University of
Florida, Gainesville
Discussion
7:00 pm Poster Session and Discussion
Evaluation of Beneficial Co-Utilization - Session II: Inorganic
Constituents
Holiday Inn - Grand Ballroom
Moderator: Rufus Chaney, USDA/ARS Environmental
Chemistry Laboratory
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7
SESSION V - CO-UTILIZATION PRODUCT USES
Moderator: Robin Szmidt
8:30 pm Beneficial Co-Utlization of Municipal, Industrial, and
Agricultural By Products in the Forest Products Industry
A.R.þBobþ Rubin, North Carolina State University, Raleigh
9:00 am Meet the Need of He Who Purchases Your Product þ Not the
Need of the By-Product You are Trying to Market
Katheryn Kellogg Johnson, Kellogg Supply Inc., Carson, CA
9:30 am Product Quality Standards and Testing Criteria for Co-
Utilization Products
Phillip Leege, Proctor and Gamble, Cincinnati, OH
10:00 am Break
10:30 am Tailoring Product Standards to Targeted Uses
Chuck Henry, University of Washington, Seattle
10:50 am Co-Utilization of FGD and Organic By-Products for Mine
Reclamation
Richard Stehouwer, Ohio State University, School of Natural
Resources, Wooster, OH
11:0 am Case Study: Co-Utilization Strategies, and Industry
Perspective
J. Pat Nicholson, N-VIRO, Toledo, OH
Discussion
12:00 pm Lunch - Lobby Bldg. 003
1:00 pm Tour of Composting Facilities at BARC.
7:00 pm Banquet - Speaker: Margaret Maxy
THURSDAY, MAY 8
SESSION VI - CO-UTILIZATION PRODUCTS
Moderator: Nora Goldstein
8:30 am The Economics of a Custom Manure Management Service
Christopher Lufkin, Kamps Wood Resources, Grand Rapids,
MI
8:50 am Production and Marketing of Potting and Landscape Soils
Using Coal Combustion By-Products
Frank Franciosi, RT Soil Science, Rock Mountain, NC
9:10 am Team Approach Towards Co-Utilization
Bill Seekins, Maine Department of Agriculture, Food and
Rural Resources, Augusta
9:40 am An Overview of Cost-Effective Benefits of Sustainable
Compost Technologies
Rosalie Green, USEPA, Arlington, VA
10:00 am Break
10:30 am National Research Council Committee Review of Using
Biosoilids and Effluents in Food Production
Robert Bastian, USEPA, Washington, DC
10:50 am Summary and Consensus
Charles Cannon, Composting Council, Alexandria, VA.
Discussion
12:00 END