International congress - Compost and digestate: sustainability, benefits, impacts for the environment and for plant production

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  Program
Tuesday 26th February 16h00 - 19h30: Registration, welcome social (Hotel Ramada)
Wednesday 27th February Composts and digestates quality
8h00 - 9h30 Registration (Landhaus)
9h30-9h50 Welcome
9h50 - 10h30
Session 1

The state of biogenic waste treatment in Switzerland and Europe

10h30 - 11h00 Coffee break
11h00 - 11h55
Session 1

The state of biogenic waste treatment in Switzerland and Europe

11h55 - 12h00 Congress information
12h00-13h30 Lunch
13h30 - 14h55
Session 2.1

Aspects of compost quality

13h30 - 14h55
Session 2.2
Organic pollutants and heavy metals in organic waste products and feedstock materials
14h55-15h25 Coffee break
15h25 - 16h30
Session 2.1

Aspects of compost quality

15h25 - 16h30
Session 2.2
Organic pollutants and heavy metals in organic waste products and feedstock materials
16h30 - 18h00 Poster session 2.1, 2.2, 3
Thursday 28th February

Impacts of composts and digestates

8h30 - 9h55
Session 3

Influence of composts and digestates on soil properties

9h55 - 10h30 Coffee break
10h30 - 11h40
Session 4.1
Influence of composts and digestates on plant growth and health
10h30 - 11h40
Session 4.2
Input of pollutants to soil due to application of organic waste products / Implications for soil organisms and the food chain
11h40 - 12h00 Break
12h00 - 13h00
Session 4.1
Influence of composts and digestates on plant growth and health
12h00 - 13h00
Session 4.2
Input of pollutants to soil due to application of organic waste products / Implications for soil organisms and the food chain
13h10 - 14h30 Lunch
14h30 - 15h30 Poster session 4.1, 4.2
15h30 - 16h00 Coffee break
16h00 - 18h30
Session 5
Effects of composts and digestates on ecosystems
19h30 - 24h00 Conference dinner
Friday 29th February Science meets practice
9h00 - 9h10 Welcome
9h10 - 10h10
Session P1
Needs and wishes of practitioners and authorities
10h10 - 10h40 Coffee break
10h40 - 12h35
Session P2
Process management and product quality
12h35 - 14h00 Sandwitch lunch / Poster session P1, P2, P3
14h00 - 15h10
Session P3
Use of composts and digestates: Choice of product depending on utilization strategy and goal
15h10 - 15h40 Coffee break
15h40 - 16h10
Session P3
Use of composts and digestates: Choice of product depending on utilization strategy and goal
16h10 - 17h10 Round table discussion
17h10 - 17h15 Congress closing words
17h30 - 19h00 Farewell Social


Social program

Get together 26th February 2008 Conference dinner on 28th February 2008.



List of keynote speakers

  • Prof. Dr. Werner Bidlingmaier, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar Fachbereich Bauingenieurwesen, Weimar, Germany
  • Dr. Rahel Brändli, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI), Oslo, Norway
  • Dr. Hans-Peter Fahrni, Swiss Federal Office for the Environment, Berne, Switzerland
  • Dr. Enzo Favoino, Scuola Agraria del Parco di Monza, Italy
  • Dr. Jacques G. Fuchs, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL, Frick, Switzerland
  • Professor emeritus Harry Hoitink, Department of Plant Pathology and Env. Graduate Studies Program, The Ohio State University, USA
  • Dr. Kerstin Hund-Rinke, Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology, Schmal-lenberg, Germany
  • Prof. Dr. Heribert Insam, Innsbruck Univ., Inst. Microbiol, Innsbruck, Austria
  • Michael Kaufmann, Vice Director of the the Swiss Federal office of Energy, Berne, Switzerland
  • Thomas Kupper, Swiss College of Agriculture, Zollikofen, Switzerland
  • Dr. Jochen Mayer, Agroscope Reckenholz-Tänikon Research Station ART, Zurich, Switzerland
  • Dr. Gérard Poffet, Vice Director of the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment, Berne, Switzerland
  • Dr. Andreas Röthlisberger, Vice president of the Association of Swiss Compost Plants, Aarau, Switzerland
  • Dr. Konrad Schleiss, Kompost- und Umweltberatung, Grenchen, Switzerland
  • Dr. Ena Smidt, Univ Nat Resources & Appl Life Sci, Inst Waste Management, BOKU, Vienna, Austria
  • Dr. Marco Trevisan, Istituto di Chimica Agraria ed Ambientale, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza, Italy


Scientific committee Members

  • Dr. Jacques Fuchs, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL, Frick, Switzerland (Co-chair)
  • Thomas Kupper, Swiss College of Agriculture, Zollikofen, Switzerland (Co-chair)
  • Prof. Dr. Werner Bidlingmaier, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar Fachbereich Bauingenieurwesen, Weimar, Germany
  • Dr. Thomas Bucheli, Agroscope Reckenholz-Tänikon Research Station ART, Zurich, Switzerland
  • Professor emeritus Harry Hoitink, Department of Plant Pathology and Env. Graduate Studies Program, The Ohio State University, USA
  • Dr. Sabine Houot, National Institute of Agronomical Research, Environment and Arable Crops, Thiverval-Grignon, France
  • Prof. Dr. Heribert Insam, Innsbruck Univ., Inst. Microbiol, Innsbruck, Austria
  • Dr. Merja Itävaara, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Espoo, Finland
  • Prof. Dr. Peter Lechner, Univ Nat Resources & Appl Life Sci, Inst Waste Management, BOKU, Vienna, Austria
  • Dr. Jochen Mayer, Agroscope Reckenholz-Tänikon Research Station ART, Zurich, Switzerland
  • Prof. Dr. Jörg Metzger, Institute of Sanitary Engineering, Water Quality and Solid Waste Management, University of Stuttgart, Germany
  • Dr. Konrad Schleiss, Kompost- und Umweltberatung, Grenchen, Switzerland
  • Dr. Marco Trevisan, Istituto di Chimica Agraria ed Ambientale, Universita' Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza, Italy
  • Dr. Arthur Wellinger, NovaEnergie, CH-Aadorf, Switzerland


Poster presentations

Poster presentations session 2.1

  • Constituents of biogas plant digestates relevant for crop production
    Mokry, M., Kluge, R., Wagner, W., Michels, K.
  • The evaluation of stability and maturity during the composting of cattle manure
    Gómez-Brandón, M., Lazcano, C., Domínguez, J.
  • Comparison of extraction and derivatization methods for fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs) analysis for composting
    matrixes.
    Gómez-Brandón, M., Lores, M., Domínguez, J.

Poster presentations session 2.2

  • Quality of composted sewage sludge based soil improvers targeted for landscaping.
    Kapanen, A., Maunuksela, Li., Itävaara, M.
  • Evolution of exchangeable heavy metals and organic contaminants during composting of greenwaste and sewage sludge.
    Collard, J.F., Maesen, P.

Poster presentations session 3

  • Application of municipal solid waste compost improved plant growth in Boron-Toxic and Zinc-Deficient Soils
    Onat, A., Yazici, A., Agac, D., Yildiz, S., Altinbas, M., Ozturk, I., Ciftci, T., Cakmak, I., Ozturk, L.
  • Effects of compost and compost water extract on soil fertility and plant growth
    Verrastro, V., Miano, T., Cocuzza, C., Sigliuzzo, C., Nikolic, J., El Hanafi Sebti, K., Hewidy, M., Ramadan, M., Ceglie, F., Diacono, M.
  • Compost as an organic fertiliser
    Farzana, P.
  • ‘Carbon’ and ‘nitrogen’ values of organic amendments and fertilizers.
    Tremblay, M.-È., Nduwamungu, C., Parent, L.-É.

Poster presentations session 4.1

  • The fertilizing impacts of vermicompost on growth and yield characteristics of German Chamomile (Matricaria recutita L.).
    Parastoo, H., Abdollah, H., l Ershad, T.
  • Evaluation of the effect of compost in soil beds for cucumber seedling production.
    Bahram, T., Kamalpour, M.
  • Substitution of mineral fertilizers with anaerobic digestates and on-farm composts: effects on lettuce growth and production.
    Ferri, D., Canali, S., Convertini, G., Montemurro, F. Tittarelli, F., Vitti, C.
  • Enhancement of pine (Pinus pinaster) seed germination by vermicompost and the role of plant genotype.
    Lazcano C., Sampedro L., Zas R., Domínguez J.
  • Vermicompost as potting amendment for the growth of different progenies of pine seedlings (Pinus pinaster).
    Lazcano, C., Sampedro, L., Zas, R., Domínguez, J.
  • Effect of organic fertilizers on germination and seedling growth of tomato and suppression of soil borne diseases.
    Reza, M.T., Homan, L., Majid, R.B.

Poster presentations session 4.2

  • Effects of organic by-products with different humification degrees on the dynamics of Potential Toxic Elements in the soil-plant system.
    Di Lo nardo, B., Diacono, M., Fornaio, F., Letizia, A., Montemurro, F., Coppola, E., Buondonno, A.
  • Plant available heavy metal concentrations in soil treated with compost versus mineral fertilization.
    Erhart, E.
  • Fate of organic pollutants during composting: a review.
    Lashermes, G., Houot, S., Brochier, V. and Barriuso, E.

Poster presentations session P1

  • Flexible and output orientated management of industrial sustainable networks
    Koegler, A.
  • MBT for a Sustainable Development – Vision 2020
    Schu, R.
  • Integrated systems for sustainable management of animal manure in alpine regions.
    Silvestri, S., Sicher, L.
  • Waste treatment in Sri Lanka- Challenges & Issues.
    Prabhath, P.
  • The voluntary certification processes about the compost and the compostable products in Italy.
    Centemero, M., Zanardi, W.

Poster presentations session P2

  • Strategies for optimising feedstock materials for in-vessel composting: a case study of tannery wastes.
    Goddu, V.K., Tudor, T., Bates, M.
  • Improving vermicomposting of organic manures: effects of rate of manure application on carbon loss and microbial stabilization.
    Aira, M., Gómez-Brandón, M., Domínguez, J.
  • Earthworms and microorganisms: disentangling the black box of vermicomposting.
    Aira, M., Gómez-Brandón, M., Domínguez, J.
  • Earthworms trigger enzymatic activities through the increase of microbial biomass and activity during vermicomposting of pig slurry.
    Aira, M., Lazcano, C., Domínguez J.
  • Earthworms accelerate decomposition while modifying the structure and function of microbial communities during vermicomposting of pig manure.
    Aira, M., Lazcano, C., Domínguez, J.
  • Earthworms accelerate cellulose decomposition through the enhancement of fungal biomass during vermicomposting.
    Aira, M., Lazcano, C., Domínguez, J.
  • Role of microorganisms during aging of vermicompost: effects of decaying enzyme activity.
    Aira, M., Gómez-Brandón, M., Domínguez, J.
  • Microbial community changes during the vermicomposting of grape marc.
    Gómez-Brandón, M., Lazcano, C., Lores, M., Domínguez, J.
  • Ecotoxicity of hydrocarbon-contaminated soil remediated by vermicompost tea.
    Daniel Lesinsky, Veverka, M.


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