2006 Workshop Program

Tuesday Afternoon, September 12

1:05 – Workshop Introduction and Statement of Workshop Goals, Ken Ladwig, Electric Power Research Institute

1:15 – What is Gypsum and What is Its Value for Agriculture? Dave Kost, The Ohio State University

1:55 – Benefits of Gypsum for Soil and Water Management, Darrell Norton, USDA

2:35 – Turfgrass Growth and Water Use in Gypsum-TreatedUltisols, Max Schlossberg , Penn State University

3:15 – Break

3:35 – Effects of Various Soil Amendments on Soil Test P Values, Dave Brauer, USDA

4:15 – Use of Gypsum for Crop Production on Southeastern Soils, Lamar Larrimore, Southern Company

Wednesday Morning, September 13

8:05 – Soil Reclamation Using FGD Byproduct in China, Xuchang Xu, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

8:45 – Research on Use of FGD Gypsum in Ohio, Warren Dick, The Ohio State University

SESSION II - Utility, Policy and Regulatory Perspectives

9:30 – CBRC Perspective on Use of FGD Products in Agriculture, Tamara Vandivort, CBRC

9:55 – Break

10:20 – DOE’s Perspectives and R&D Related to FGD Products, Tom Feeley, DOE-NETL

10:45– FGD Gypsum: An Important Resource for the CCP Industry, Dave Goss, ACAA

11:10– USWAG’s Perspective on Use of FGD Products in Agriculture, Jim Roewer, USWAG

11:35 – Value to Utilities of Agronomic Uses for Gypsum, Lamar Larrimore, Southern Company

12:00 – Box Lunch (supplied)

Wednesday Afternoon, September 13

1:00 – Flue Gas Desulfurization Gypsum Production, Processing and Disposal, Cheri Miller, TVA

1:25– Evaluating Life-Cycle Environmental Trade-Offs from Use of FGD Gypsum, Susan Thorneloe, USEPA

1:50 – Mercury Speciation in FGD: Assessing Transport and Bioavailability Risk, Kirk Scheckel , USEPA

SESSION III - Marketer’s Perspectives

2:15– US Gypsum’s Perspective on Marketing to Agriculture, John Gaynor, US Gypsum

2:40 – Break

3:00 – Synmat's Experiences in Marketing FGD Gypsum to Agriculture, John Glasscock, Synmat

3:25 – Opportunities and Challenges of Marketing FGD-Gypsum to Agriculture, David Flack, AgSpectrum

4:10 – Using Calcium Sulfate as a Soil Management Tool, Bob Hecht, Soil Solutions

4:35 – Service and Product Pitfalls to Avoid in the Agricultural Market, Vern Dearth, Headwater Resources

SESSION IV – National Research and Demonstration Network

Thursday Morning, September 14

8:00 – Where Are We Now and Where Do We Go? Warren Dick, The Ohio State University

8:40 – Presentation and Discussion of National Network, Warren Dick, The Ohio State University and Ken Ladwig, EPRI

10:00 – Break

10:20 – Network Discussion (continued)

11:00 – Workshop Wrap-up, Warren Dick, EPRI