WEACAU-III: Workshop on Environmental Aspects of Coal Ash Uses Complementary Session Volcani Center ARO, Bet Dagan, Israel May 13th, 2013
Environmental Conditions for Coal Ash Beneficial Applications to Soil Pollutants Team – Chaired by Prof. U. Mingelgrin
8:00 - 8:30	Registration, light refreshments
8:30 – 8:40	Opening Remarks – O. Lulav, National Coal Ash Board (NCAB)
8:40 – 8:50	Workshop's objectives – Prof. U. Mingelgrin, Volcani Center [presentation]
8:50 – 9:10	Trace elements in Israeli coal ash and its leachates – Dr. A. Metzger, Israel Electric Corporation (IEC) [presentation]
9:10 – 9:40	Scientific background for proposed regulatory protocols – Prof. R. Keren, ARO, Volcani Center [presentation]
	More Info: Alternative monitoring procedures for coal ash and criteria for land use
9:40 – 10:10	Uptake of heavy metals and essential trace elements by crops grown on fly ash amended soils – Dr. P. Fine, ARO, Volcani Center [presentation]
10:10 – 10:30	Proposed environmental conditions for coal ash application to soil (in road construction, infrastructure and agriculture) – Prof. U. Mingelgrin [presentation]
	More Info: Proposed environmental conditions
10:30 – 11:00	Break
11:00 – 11:20	Use of the Leaching Environmental Assessment Framework for future fly ash management decisions – S. Thorneloe, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency [presentation]
11:20 – 11:40	Development of a decision support system for applying the Leaching Environmental Assessment Framework (LEAF) to beneficial use and disposal decisions in the United States – Prof. D. Kosson, Vanderbilt University, USA [presentation]
	More Info: LEAF – Leaching Environmental Assessment Framework
11:40 – 12:00	European developments in standardisation of leaching tests and their use in regulations dealing with Hazardous Waste Classification, End of Waste and beneficial use under the Construction Products Regulation – Dr. H. A. van der Sloot, Hans van der Sloot Consultancy, The Netherlands [presentation]
12:00 – 12:15	Proposed joint research program: environmental assessment of coal ash leaching properties and beneficial use applications using LEAF – Dr. N. Teutsch, GSI [presentation]
12:15 – 12:30	Discussion – Research Partners' comments: Prof. D. Kosson; Dr. H. A. van der Sloot; Dr. P. Fine
12:30 – 13:30	Lunch
13:30 – 14:10	Panel's comments: Questions to be considered – To be led by Prof. D. Kosson: Dr. I. Zadikov, Ministry of Environmental Protection; G. Reshef, Water Authority; S. Goldberger, Ministry of Health; S. Thorneloe
14:10 – 15:15	Discussion
15:15 – 15:30	Summary of conclusions and identification of next steps