AIR QUALITY: PERCEPTIONS AND REALITIES
FOR COMPOST, WASTEWATER, AND ANIMAL PRODUCTION INDUSTRIES
October 12-13, 1995
Sponsored by: The Composting Council
USDA-ARS-Beltsville Agricultural Research Center
Compost Science & Utilization
At: USDA-ARS-Beltsville Agricultural Research Center
10300 Baltimore Blvd., Bldg. 003, Main Auditorium
Beltsville, Maryland 20705
Contact: Rebecca Roe at The Composting Council
114 South Pitt Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703)739-2401; Fax (703) 739-2407
AGENDA
THURSDAY, October 12, 1995
8:00 Welcome
8:30-9:45 ODOR: Sources, Formation & Measurement
Dr. Knasko, Monell Chemical Senses Center
Mr. Hentz, Post Buckley Shuh & Jernigan, Odor and VOCs
Dr. Bedlingmaier, Univ. Essen - Odor Emission from
Compost Plants
10:00-11:30 CONTROLLING ODORS I: Siting, Weather & Modeling
Mr. Serjak, CDM, Odor Modeling
Mr. Williams and Engel, E&A Environmental - Control of
Odor and VOCs
Dr. Sweeten, Texas A&M and Extens. Serv. - Odor Control
for Poultry Manure Composting
11:30-1:00 Buffet Lunch and Poster Sessions
1:00-2.45 CONTROLLING ODORS II: Operational Management & Remediation
Mr. Carrol, MES - Operational Practices & Procedures at
Yard Trimmings Compost Sites
Dr. Brinton, Woods End Research Labs
Dr. Van Horn - Univ. Florida - Management of Odors in the
Dairy and Poultry Industries
2:45-3:45 Poster Presentations and Coffee Break
3:45-5:15 PROBLEMS: Public Perception, Public Health
and Case Studies
Dr. Epstein, E&A Environmental, Worker Health Exposure
Dr. Pirages, Risk Communication International, Community
Interaction
Mr. Gillespie, DK Recycling, A Case Study in Illinois
5:45 Conference in Recess (Aromatherapy for fun??)
7:30-9:30 AWARDS BANQUET and KEYNOTE ADDRESS
(Greenbelt Marriott, Salon A/B)
Keynote Speaker - Phil Rooney, President & Chief
Operating Officer, Waste Management
Chairman & CEO, Wheelabrator
FRIDAY, October 13, 1995
7:00-7:45 Continental Breakfast and Transportation to USDA
in Beltsville from the Greenbelt Marriott
8:00-8:45 Opening Session (ARS Auditorium)
Dr. Susan Knasko, Monell Chemical Senses Center
The Effect of Ambient Air on Humans:
The Role of Psychological Factors
8:45-10:00 SOLUTIONS I: Technology
Mr. Cathcart, Cape May County MUA,NJ - A Case Study
Mr. Wilk, Portland Cement Assoc.-Vancouver, B.C.-
Paving Decisions
Dr. Keener-Ohio State Univ-Minimizing Anaerobics
10:00-10:15 Break
10:15-11:30 SOLUTIONS II: Regulatory Development, Public
Education and Communication
Mr. Gerwin, Wash. Sub. Sanitary Commission-
Field Guide to the Pitfals of Public Interaction
Concerning Odors
Ms. Winsor, Winsor Associates - Perception: Taking
Control of Community Concerns
Mr. Petersen, Hawkins, Delafield, & Wood -Guaranteed
Environemntal Performance in Commercial Scale/
Public Private Compost Projects
11:30-12:00 CLOSING SESSION
Mr. Ginn and Mr. Cannon, The Composting Council
Dr. Millner, USDA-ARS
Mr. Goldstein, Compost Science & Utilization
12:00-12:45 Box Lunches for those going on site tours
12:00-5:00 Site Tours (2 groups, alternating sites)
Montgomery County Md. Regional Compost Facility
USDA Dairy Waste Management Site
Buses will return to the Greenbelt Marriott
Registration fees: $350 for Compost Council members
$400 for nonmembers
Fee includes a reception, one lunch, one dinner,
panel presentations and poster sessions, transport-
ation between USDA-ARS conference hall, hotel, and
site tours. Academics and government officials
quality for the member discount.
POSTER PRESENTATIONS are encouraged and welcomed. Please submit
your abstract to Rebecca Roe, The Composting Council, for scheduling.
This conference will be a confluence of many industries facing air
quality challenges involving odors. Experts from academia, govern-
ment, and industry will review and discuss the latest research and
advances in assessing odor and its implications in the composting,
watewater treatment, and animal management industries. Case studies
and guidance in day-to-day practical application of air quality
managment will be highlighted during the conference.
Hotel Reservation can be made with the Greenbelt Marriott for $95
nightly by mentioning the conference. Reservations (800)-228-9290.
For other accomodations call Rebecca Roe, The Composting Council,
(703)-739-2401; Fax (703) 739-2407.