84 Symposium--By-Product Gypsum: Environmental Risks and Regulation - a Panel Discussion

Oral Session
ASA Section: Environmental Quality
Sponsored by Gypsoil.
Monday, November 4, 2013: 10:00 AM-11:45 AM
Tampa Convention Center, Room 15

Community Leader:
Ray B. Bryant
Moderator:
Warren A. Dick
10:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
10:05 AM
Supply, Demand and the Marketing of Gypsum for Agriculture.
Robert Spoerri, Beneficial Reuse Management; Ron Chamberlain, Gypsoil
10:15 AM
Assessment for Agricultural Use of FGD Gypsum in the Southeast USA.
Lamar Larrimore, Southern Company; Malcolm Sumner, University of Georgia (retired)
10:30 AM
Investigation of Hg Release From Agriculture Based Soils Amended With Flue Gas Desulfurization Solids.
Christian Briggs, University of Nevada-Reno; Mae Sexauer Gustin, University of Nevada, Reno; Ken Ladwig, Electric Power Research Institute
10:45 AM
Investigation of the Potential for Arsenic Release From Agriculture Based Soils Amended With Flue Gas Desulfurization Gypsum.
Rufus L. Chaney, USDA-ARS; Harry H. Schomberg, USDA-ARS; H. Allen Torbert, USDA-ARS
11:00 AM
Utilization of FGD Gypsum in Agriculture for Environmental Benefits.
H. Allen Torbert, USDA-ARS; Dexter B. Watts, USDA-ARS; Ray Bryant, USDA-ARS
11:30 AM
Discussion
11:45 AM
Adjourn