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2008 Cooperating Organizations

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 8

United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA)
Agricultural Research Services (ARS)

United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA)
Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC)

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Resource Center

Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT)

Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ)

Utah Department of Environmental Quality (UDEQ)

Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VDEQ)

Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE)

Association of State and Territorial
Solid Waste Management Officials (ASTSWMO)

Ohio State University (OSU)

Industrial Resources Council (IRC)

American Coal Ash Association (ACAA)

Foundry Industry Recycling Starts Today

Agenda | Presentations | Speaker Bios | Sponsors | Summit Attendees

2008 Beneficial Use of Industrial Materials Summit Agenda

Opening Plenary
Mr. Steve Tuber, Assistant Regional Administrator, U.S. EPA Region 8, Office of Partnerships and Regulatory Assistance

Welcome to Denver! • Mr. Matt Hale, Director, U.S. EPA, Office of Solid Waste
Industrial Materials Recycling: Another Year of Progress
• Dr. Ghassem Asrar, Deputy Administrator, USDA-Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Natural Resources and Agricultural Systems
Beneficial Uses of Industrial Byproducts in Agriculture: Challenges and Opportunities

Issues Affecting State Environmental Regulatory Decisions
• Mr. Bob Doctor, Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality
Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials' (ASTSWMO) 2006 Beneficial Use Survey Results
• Ms. Jennifer Griffith, Northeast Waste Management Officials' Association (NEWMOA)
The Northeast Waste Management Officials' Association (NEWMOA) Database of State Beneficial Use Determinations
• Mr. Steve Tillotson, North Dakota Department of Health
North Dakota's Evaluation of Beneficial Use Applications
• Mr. Timothy Taylor, U.S. EPA, Office of Solid Waste
Framework for Risk Assessment of Industrial Materials Recycling

Tools & Resources
• Dr. Zubair Saleem, U.S. EPA, Office of Solid Waste
An Overview of Tools and Resources for the Evaluation of Risks from Beneficial Uses of Industrial Materials
• Ms. Elizabeth Olenbush, Foundry Industry Recycling Starts Today
A Case Study on Building a Multi-Stakeholder Beneficial Use Program from the Ground Up
• Dr. E. A. Dayton, Ohio State University
Tools for Evaluating Risk from Arsenic in Byproducts for Reuse in Soils Applications

Transportation I: Using Materials in Transportation Applications
• Dr. Craig Benson and Dr. Kevin Gardner, Co-Directors of the Recycled Materials Resource
Center Engineering with Industrial Byproducts and Recycled Materials: Keys to Acceptance by the Practicing Engineer
• Dr. Mark Reiner, Symbiotic Engineering,
Quantifying the Role of High Performance Green Concrete (HPGC) in Sustainable Urban Infrastructure in Denver, Colorado
• Ms. Patricia Martinek, Colorado Department of Transportation
Materials Recycling and Reuse - Finding Opportunities in Colorado Highways

Agriculture I: Coal Combustion Products Utilization in Agriculture
• Dr. Warren Dick, Ohio State University
Land Application of FGD Gypsum for Agricultural Use: What Do We Know!
• Mr. Lamar Larrimore, The Southern Company, Birmingham, AL
Incentives for Use of FGD Gypsum in Agriculture
• Dr. L. Darrell Norton, USDA-ARS National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory
FGD Gypsum Application to Agricultural Land to Control Erosion and Reduce Nutrient Loss
• Mr. Cliff Ramsier, Ag Spectrum Company
Dependable Supplies Encourages Agricultural Adoption of FGD-Gypsum

Concurrent Breakout Sessions:

(1) Agriculture II: Beneficial Use Guidelines Development - Foundry Sands
• Dr. Rob Dungan, USDA-ARS, Kimberly, ID
Trace Elements in Foundry Sands: A Comparison with Background Soil Concentrations
• Dr. Rufus Chaney, USDA-ARS, Beltsville, MD
Pathway Risk Assessment Approach for Metals Applied to Spent Foundry Sand
• Dr. Nick Basta, Ohio State University
Evaluating Key Risk-Based Pathways for Beneficial Use of Spent Foundry Sand in Soil Application
• Ms. Catherine Davis, U.S. EPA, Office of Solid Waste
Assessment of the Inhalation Pathway for Use of Spent Foundry Sand in Soil Blending

(2) Transportation II: Recycled Pavement
• Mr. Rick Givan, Recycled Materials Company, Inc.
Techniques of Recycling Demolished Concrete into Specification Aggregates for Re-use
• Mr. Kent Hansen, National Asphalt Pavement Association
Recycled Asphalt Pavement: Strategies to Increase the Use of America's Most Recycled Material
• Mr. Clark Martin, Federal Highway Administration
Federal Outreach to Local Transportation Agencies Through the Local Technology Assistance Program

(3) Material Utilization from the Oil & Gas Industry
• Mr. Reid Smith, BP America Production Company
Methane Reduction from Natural Gas Exploration and Production Operations
• Ms. Julie Chiaravalli, TriHydro Corporation
Greenhouse Gas Management within the Refining Industry
• Mr. Dan Arthur, ALL Consulting
Current and Future Potential Alternatives for the Beneficial Use of Produced Water from Onshore Oil & Natural Gas Development
• Mr. Bob Breuer, Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality
Resource Recovery Initiatives at Several Western U.S. Refineries

(4) Agriculture III: Other Industrial Materials in Agriculture
• Dr. K. C. Das, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Pyrolysis Based Biorefining - Multiple Co-Products and its Utilization
• Dr. E. A. Dayton, Ohio State University
Beneficial Use of Byproducts to Reduce Non-Point Source Agricultural Phosphorus Pollution
• Mr. Hunho Kim, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland
Use of Inorganic By-Product Amended Compost/Manure to Sequester Heavy Metals and Phosphorus

(5) Transportation III: Green Highway Program Strategic Discussion
• Mr. Jason Harrington, Federal Highway Administration
• Mr. Raja Veeramachaneni, Maryland State Highway Administration
• Ms. Patricia Martinek, Colorado Department of Transportation
• Mr. Hamid Moussavi, California Department of Transportation

(6) Linking Industrial Materials and Byproducts to Energy
• Dr. Anu Ramaswami, University of Colorado Denver
Lnking Materials and Energy for Sustainability
• Mr. Chuck Daye, Geocycle
Waste Co-Processing in Cement Kilns

Material Utilization in Building Construction
• Ms. Nicole Villamizar, U.S. EPA, Office of Solid Waste
Recycling Industrial Materials in Buildings: Opportunities for Green Design
• Mr. John Ward, Headwaters, Inc.
Coal Combustion Product Utilization Options from A - Z: The Fort Mandan Visitors Center Showcase
• Mr. Gregg Thomas, Office of Mayor, City of Denver
Laying the Foundation - Denver's Attempt to Formulate a Green Concrete Policy

Material Utilization: Mining & Minerals Processing
• Mr. Kimery Vories, Office of Surface Mining, Department of Interior
Placement of Coal Combustion By-Products at Coal Mines: An Overview of Regulation and Technical Issues
• Dr. Sally Brown, University of Washington
Testing for Success - Tools to Evaluate In Situ Remedial Options
• Jamie Conner, Tube City, IMS,
Use of Steel Slag in Acid Mine Drainage in U.S.

Breaking Down Barriers to Beneficial Use
• Mr. Dave Goss, Industrial Resources Council
Industrial Materials - Meeting Performance and Specification Criteria for Many Uses
• Captain Alvin Chun, U.S Public Health Service (Ret.), Trainer and Consultant on Risk Communication
Reducing Special Risks That Can Foster Approval and Support

New Research and Emerging, Potential, and Non-Traditional Uses of Industrial Materials
• Mr. Greg Malone, Kurtz Brothers, Inc.
Foundry Sand, Bio-Solids and Reclaimed Pallets Used in Creation of Bio-Retention Cells and Rain Gardens
• Mr. Matthew Aro, University of Minnesota Duluth Natural Resources Research Institute
Research into Phosphate-Bonded Fiber and Waste Residual Composites for Applied Commercialization
• Mr. Ron Affolter, U.S. Geological Survey
Characterization of Coal and Coal Combustion Products: An Integrated Cradle to Grave Approach for Providing Non-Biased Energy Information Products

The Present and Future of Industrial Materials Recycling
• Ms. Thea McManus, U.S. EPA, Office of Solid Waste
• Mr. Tom Burns, U.S. EPA Region 8

 
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