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362 Amending Degraded Soils with Biochar to Promote Revitalization: The Chemistry, Physics and Biology of Biochar Mediated Soil Revitalization

Oral Session
ASA Section: Environmental Quality

Approved for SSp 2.5 CEUs

Cosponsor(s):

Biochar: Agronomic and Environmental Uses Community

Wednesday, October 25, 2017: 9:30 AM-12:00 PM
Tampa Convention Center, Room 21

Organizers:
Gilbert C. Sigua , Mark G. Johnson and Thomas F. Ducey
Moderators:
Mark G. Johnson and Thomas F. Ducey
9:30 AM
Introductory Remarks
9:35 AM
362-1
Biochars Ability to Sequester Heavy Metals in a Mine Impacted Soil.
Jeffrey M. Novak, USDA-ARS; Mark G. Johnson, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; James A. Ippolito, Colorado State University; Thomas F. Ducey, USDA-ARS; Gilbert C. Sigua, USDA-ARS; Donald W. Watts, USDA-ARS, Coastal Plains Soil, Water and Plant Research Center; Kurt A. Spokas, USDA-ARS
Audio File Recorded Presentation
9:50 AM
362-2
The Addition of Locally Adapted Microbes Accelerates the Phytostabillization of Mine Soils Amended with a Mixture of Biochar and Biosolids.
Kristin Trippe, USDA-ARS: NFSPRC; Viola Manning, USDA ARS; Catherine L. Reardon, USDA-ARS; Ann Klein, USDA ARS; Thomas F. Ducey, USDA-ARS; Jeff Novak, USDA-ARS; Gilbert Sigua, USDA-ARS; Mark G. Johnson, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Kurt A. Spokas, USDA-ARS
Audio File Recorded Presentation
10:05 AM
362-3
The Link Between Soil Chemical and Microbial Properties in Heavy Metal Contaminated Soils As Remediated with Biochar.
Yilu Xu, University of South Australia; Nanthi S Bolan, Global Centre for Environmental Remediation (GCER), Faculty of Science, The University of Newcastle; Balaji Seshadri, Global Centre for Environmental Remediation (GCER), Faculty of Science, The University of Newcastle; Mark Farrell, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
10:20 AM
362-4
Biochar Derived from Anaerobic Digestion Effluents to Improve Aggregate Stability in Mexican Clayey Soils.
Shinjiro Sato, Soka University; Yoshiyuki Hirata, Soka University; Germán Cuevas Rodríguez, University of Guanajuato; Sergio Antonio Silva Munõz, University of Guanajuato; Elcia Margareth Souza Brito, University of Guanajuato; Arodí Bernal Martínez, University of Guanajuato
Audio File Recorded Presentation
10:35 AM
362-5
Effect of Biochar and Manure on Soil Carbon Fractions and Microbial Activity of Eroded and Depositional Landscape Position.
Saroop Sandhu, University of Florida; Sandeep Kumar, South Dakota State University; Nigel Hoilett, Northwest Missouri State University; Ekrem Ozlu, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Kopila Subedi Chalise, South Dakota State University
Audio File Recorded Presentation
10:50 AM
Break
11:00 AM
362-6
A Three-Year Field Study to Assess the Impact of Biochars and Dairy Manure on Soil Nitrous Oxide Emissions.
Rajesh Chintala, Innovation Center for US Dairy; Sandeep Kumar, South Dakota State University; Thomas Schumacher, South Dakota State University; Saroop S Sandhu, University of Florida; Liming Lai, Extension Service - SDSU; David E. Clay, South Dakota State University; Douglas D Malo, South Dakota State University
Audio File Recorded Presentation
11:15 AM
362-7
Salt or No Salt: Influencing Biochar's Capacity for Zinc.
Kathleen E. Hall, University of Minnesota; Beatriz Gamiz, Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla (IRNAS, CSIC); Kurt A. Spokas, USDA-ARS; William C. Koskinen, University of Minnesota; Mark G. Johnson, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Jeff Novak, USDA-ARS
Audio File Recorded Presentation
11:30 AM
362-8
Biochar Magic: The Smoke and Mirrors behind Biochar Use for Improving Soils.
James A. Ippolito, Colorado State University; Kurt A. Spokas, USDA-ARS
11:45 AM
362-9
Soil N2O Emission and the N-Cycling Microbial Communities Are Mediated By the Easily Mineralizable C of Pyrogenic C Under Contrasting Moisture Status and N Sources Applications.
Jianming Xu, ZheJiang University; Zhongmin Dai, ZheJiang University; Philip Brookes, Zhejiang University
12:00 PM
Adjourn
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