205 Biochar: Environmental Uses

Oral Session
ASA Section: Environmental Quality Oral presentations on the environmental uses of biochar. Full session description is included in S11 Topical Session.

Cosponsor(s):

Soils & Environmental Quality
Biochar: Agronomic and Environmental Uses
Tuesday, October 18, 2011: 8:00 AM-11:20 AM
Henry Gonzalez Convention Center, Room 217B

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Organizers:
James Ippolito and Kurt A. Spokas
Presiders:
James Ippolito and Kurt A. Spokas
8:05 AM
Impact of Biochar Applications, Residue Harvesting and Traffic Intensity on Soil Quality After Three Years.
David Laird, Iowa State University; Douglas Karlen, USDA-ARS National Laboratory for Agriculture & the Environment; Pierce Fleming, USDA-Agricultural Research Service (ARS); Natalia Rogovska, Iowa State University
8:20 AM
Biochar Effects On Switchgrass Establishment and Runoff Loss of Nutrients.
Derek H. Husmoen, Texas A&M University; Tony Provin, Texas A&M University; Donald Vietor, Texas A&M University; Clyde Munster, Texas A&M University; Jatara Wise, Texas A&M University; Matthew Keough, Texas A&M University
8:35 AM
Characterization of Maple Wood Chars Produced At Different Temperatures Using Advanced 13C Nuclear Magnetic Resonance: Quantitative Estimation of Aromatic Cluster Sizes.
Xiaoyan Cao, Old Dominion University; Joseph Pignatello, Connecticut Agric. Expt. Stn.; Yuan Li, Old Dominion University; Mark Chappell, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Na Chen, Old Dominion University; Charisma Lattao, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station; Jingdong Mao, Old Dominion University
8:50 AM
9:50 AM
10:05 AM
Biochar From Livestock Manure As a Fertilizer Source for Ryegrass.
Patrick Hunt, USDA-ARS; Keri Cantrell, USDA-ARS; Jarrod Miller, USDA-ARS; Philip Bauer, USDA-ARS
10:20 AM
Impact of Biochar Amendment On Pesticide Efficacy: Bioassays and Sorption Studies.
Ellen Graber, Institute of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences
10:35 AM
Fugitive Gas Adsorption Capacity of Biomass and Animal-Manure Derived Biochars.
Kyoung S. Ro, USDA-ARS; Gudigopuram Reddy, North Carolina A&T State University; Isabel Lima, USDA-ARS; Devinder Mahajan, Brookhaven National Laboratory
11:05 AM
Effects of Biochar On Soil Physical Properties.
Robert Walters, North Carolina State University; Jeffrey G. White, North Carolina State University; Michael Boyette, North Carolina State University
11:20 AM