291 Environmental Functions of Biochar: I



S11 Soils & Environmental Quality
Tuesday, October 18, 2011: 1:00 PM-4:35 PM
Henry Gonzalez Convention Center, Room 210B
Organizers:
Hailong Wang and James Amonette
Presiders:
James Amonette and Hailong Wang
1:05 PM
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1:20 PM
Sorption of Metals and Organic Contaminants to Biochar.
Sanjai Parikh, Department of Land, Air, and Water Resources; Allie Jefferson, Department of Land, Air, and Water Resources; Niloufar Ghazal, Department of Land, Air, and Water Resources; Xiaoming E. Zhang, University of California, Davis; Daniel Bair, Department of Land, Air, and Water Resources; Fungai Mukome, University of California-Davis
1:35 PM
Biochar Carbon Stability In Contrasting Soils As Influenced by Pyrolysis and Incubation Temperatures.
Yunying Fang, University of Sydney; Balwant Singh, University of Sydney; Bhupinder P. Singh, NSW Department of Primary Industries
1:50 PM
Transformation and Persistence of Biochar Carbon In Soil: Quality and Application Implications.
Mingxin Guo, Delaware State University; Yufang Shen, Northwest Agriculture & Forestry University
2:05 PM
Predicting Biochar Impact On Soil Carbon Dynamics and Soil Quality In EPIC Model.
Taras Lychuk, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory/University of Maryland; Roberto C. Izaurralde, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory/University of Maryland; Robert Hill, University of Maryland
2:20 PM
A Glimpse Into Biochar-Soil Mineral Stability.
Fungai Mukome, University of California-Davis; Xiaoming E. Zhang, University of California-Davis; Johan Six, UC Davis; Sanjai Parikh, Department of Land, Air, and Water Resources
2:35 PM
2:50 PM
Application of Biochar Stabilizes the Labile Organic Matter In the Soil.
Balwant Singh, University of Sydney; Bhupinder P. Singh, NSW Department of Primary Industries; Alexandra Keith, University of Sydney
3:05 PM
Stability of Miscanthus Biochar Under Field Conditions and Ecotoxicological Evaluations.
Adam O'Toole, Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research; Karolin Spindler, Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research; Daniel Rasse, Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research
3:20 PM
Biochar Addition Rate Mediates Greenhouse Gas Flux of Four Soils - the Importance of Long-Term Data.
Catherine Stewart, USDA, ARS Soil Plant Nutrient Research Unit; Jiyong Zheng, State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dyland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Northwest A & F University; M. Francesca Cotrufo, Colorado State University
3:35 PM
Interactive Effects of Biochar Addition Rates and Soil Type On Black C Losses As CO2 and Sequestration In Different Soil Organic Matter Fractions.
M. Francesca Cotrufo, Colorado State University; Catherine Stewart, Soil Plant Nutrient Research, USDA- ARS; Jiyong Zheng, Northwest A & F University
3:50 PM
Black C Effects On Soil CO2 Emissions: A Methodological Study.
Thea Whitman, Cornell University; Johannes Lehmann, Cornell University
4:05 PM
Gas Emissions In Poplar Grown with Biochar and Biofertilizers.
Suzanne Allaire, Laval University; John McKay, Laval University; Pierre Gagné, Laval University; Donald Smith, McGill University
4:20 PM
The Effect of Biochar Amendments to Two Temperate Soils: Results of a Field Trial and Implications.
Andreas Möller Sr., Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources; Nils Borchard, University of Bonn; Jan Siemens, University of Bonn; Wulf Amelung, University of Bonn
4:35 PM