1. WW 2009/10 Application of Waste to Soils - Seminar - Prof. Dr. Jörg Völkel PD Dr. Matthias Leopold Tel: 08161 71 2506, Room 1.1.1.12, Am Hochanger 13 leopold@wzw.tum.de

2. Requirements 30 min oral presentation + 10 min discussion Outline with contents and their assignment to the respective participant Full paper (10 -12 pages) Presence of all students for all presentations send materials to leopold@wzw.tum.de

5. Subjects (Group 1) Basics of soil science - Soil genesis, properties and soil functions, (soil pH and redox properties, sorption and cation exchange, anion exchange) - Soil erosion and soil structure, soil water - Soil protection and legislative requirements

6. Subjects (Group 2) Pollutants in soil Inorganic pollutants, organic pollutants, risk assessment, binding and mobility of inorganic pollutants, binding and mobility of organic pollutants, bioavailability and toxicity

7. Subjects (Group 3) Case studies - Radionuclides contamination with focus on 137 Cs derived from the Tschernobyl fallout - Heavy metal contamination in historic mining areas - Waste rock piles – renaturation and possible contaminations of soils - N-input to forest soils

8. Subjects (Group 4) Application - Compost application to soils - Liquid manure application to farmland - Sewage sludge application to soils

9. Preparation of presentation Overview through literature research Focusing on the subject: Short overview about total subject More detail about selected areas No more slights than minutes for the presentation

10. Basics of soil science 1)A review of soil genesis, soil properties, soil functions along with soil sorption, anion and cation exchange capacity (LEOPOLD) 2)Soil structure and soil erosion 3)Soil legislation and protection: basic review of the literature Pollutants in soil 4) Organic pollutants 5)Inorganic pollutants Case studies 6) Radionuclides contamination with focus on 137Cs derived from the Tschernobyl fallout 7) Heavy metal contamination in historic mining areas 8) Waste rock piles – reclamation and possible contaminations of soils 9)N-input to forest soils Application 10) Compost application to soils 11) Liquid manure application to farmland 12) Sewage sludge application to soils 13) Excavation material application to soils Discussion and Conclusion Remarks Themes of presentation

11. Days of discussion / questions Wendsday 09.12.2009 12:00 – 14:00 c.t (S5) Tuesday 12.01.2010 12:00 – 14:00 c.t (S5) Presence of all students

12. Days of presentation Monday 1st February 2010 (HS 24) Tuesday 2nd February 2010 (HS 24) 9:00 – 17:00 c.t. Presence of all students for all presentations

13. Deadline for papers to hand in 07.03.2010