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Subject: Compost and Animal Production Odors

		CONFERENCE NOTICE

	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.

			


