290 Soil and Environmental Quality General Session: I

Oral Session
S11 Soils & Environmental Quality General Soils and Environmental Quality
Tuesday, October 18, 2011: 1:00 PM-4:05 PM
Henry Gonzalez Convention Center, Room 210A

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Organizers:
Sally Brown and Jianming Xu
Presiders:
Sally Brown , Jianming Xu and Laurel Dodgen
1:05 PM
A Field Evaluation of Lead Transfer From Urban Soils to Vegetables.
Chammi Attanayake, Kansas State University; Ganga Hettiarachchi, Kansas State University; P. Defoe, Kansas State University; S. Martin, Kansas State University; Gary Pierzynski, Kansas State University
1:20 PM
1:50 PM
Improving Urban Soils and Sustainable Infrastructure In the Greater Chicago Using Biosolids.
Kuldip Kumar, Metrop.Water Reclam.Dist. Chicago; Lakhwinder Hundal, Illinois, State of; Albert Cox, MWRD Chicago; Thomas Granato, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
2:20 PM
Distribution of Pb, Zn, Cu, Ni, and As in Riparian Soils, Streams and Upland Areas in An Urbanized Alabama Watershed.
Ngowari Jaja, Alabama A&M University; Monday Mbila, Alabama A&M University; Teferi Tsegaye, Alabama A&M University
2:35 PM
3:05 PM
Survival and Re-Growth of Enterococcus Mundtii in South Texas Agricultural Soils.
Marc Carpenter, James Madison University; Joanna Mott, James Madison University; Richard Hay, Texas A&M Corpus Christi; Guadalupe Vidal, Texas A&M Corpus Christi; Shea N. Dunifon, Texas A&M University
3:35 PM
Transformation of Hormones In Soil Mediated by Enzymes From White-Rot Fungi.
Lina Zhou, University of Georgia - Griffin; Rashmi Singh, University of Georgia - Griffin; Qingguo Huang, University of Georgia - Griffin
3:50 PM
TxDOT's Use of Compost to Control Erosion.
Barrie Cogburn, Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)
4:05 PM