291 Environmental Functions of Biochar: I

Oral Session
S11 Soils & Environmental Quality Land application of biochar can potentially be used to help combat global warming by enhancing soil carbon sequestration because of its recalcitrant nature in the environment. Biochar application can also influence the physical, chemical and biological processes in soil ecosystems. Environmental Functions of Biochar session will focus on the effects of biochar on soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics in relation to greenhouse gas emission, soil nutrient transformations and leaching, and environmental fate of organic compounds.

Cosponsor(s):

Environmental Quality, Soil Chemistry, Soil Biology & Biochemistry
Tuesday, October 18, 2011: 1:00 PM-4:35 PM
Henry Gonzalez Convention Center, Room 210B

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Organizers:
Hailong Wang and James Amonette
Presiders:
James Amonette and Hailong Wang
1:05 PM
1:20 PM
Sorption of Metals and Organic Contaminants to Biochar.
Sanjai J. Parikh, University of California-Davis; 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 Moeller 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