Abstracts Invited for 2010 GSA Annual Meeting - Pyrogenic Carbon in Soils

Topical Session Announcement
2010 GSA Annual Meeting
Denver, Colorado, USA
October 31 – November 3, 2010

Abstracts are invited for the T54 symposium:
Pyrogenic (black) carbon, or biochar, in soils and sediments, its characterization and fate, its effects on the carbon cycle and carbon sequestration, and its effects on soil properties (Session T54).

This session addresses pyrogenic carbon in soils and sediments.  The presence of this material can have profound effects on the nature of soil, and may have an increasing role to play in carbon sequestration. Pyrogenic carbon or biochar has been recognized as an important constituent of highly fertile agricultural soils. The application of biochar to soil has been proposed as a long-term sink for atmospheric carbon dioxide in terrestrial ecosystems while providing improved soil fertility and increased crop production. Talks pertaining to all aspects of black carbon research are welcome and students are encouraged to submit abstracts.

Abstracts are due by August 10, 2010.
For meeting information and abstract submission, see http://www.geosociety.org/meetings/2010/

For additional information, contact the organizers: 
Colleen E. Rostad, cerostad@usgs.gov, (303) 236-3971
David W. Rutherford, dwruther@usgs.gov, (303) 236-3978
U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO