Final Report, Publications, and Presentations Resulting from this Project

Final Project Report, April 2003

Glanville, T.D., R.A. Persyn, and T.L. Richard.  2002. Water Quality Implications of Using Composted Organics on Highway Right-of-Way.  ASAE Paper No. 022052 presented at ASAE International Meeting, Hyatt Regency Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA. July 28 - July 31, 2002. 

Richard, T.L., R.A. Persyn, and T.D. Glanville.  2002.  Cover Crop Production and Weed Control on Highway Right-of-Ways Using Composted Organics ASAE Paper No. 022051 presented at ASAE International Meeting, Hyatt Regency Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA. July 28 - July 31, 2002.

Persyn, R.A., T.D. Glanville, and T.L. Richard.  2002.  Evaluation of Soil Erosion and Soil Erodibility Factors for Composted Organics on Highway Right-of-WaysASAE Meeting Paper No. 022081 presented at ASAE International Meeting, Hyatt Regency Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA. July 28 - July 31, 2002.

Glanville, T.D., T.L. Richard, and R.A. Persyn.  2001. Impacts of Compost Application on Highway Construction Sites in Iowa.   ASAE Meeting Paper No. 01-012076  presented at ASAE International Meeting, Sacramento Convention Center, Sacramento, CA. July 30- August1, 2001. 

Project News Releases

Compost controls erosion at highway construction sites (College of Agriculture Communications Service, Iowa State University, November 25, 2002)

Researchers seek ways to recycle waste (Iowa State Daily, January 23, 2001.)

Students learn in compost study (Iowa State Daily, November  27, 2001)

Study brings compost to road construction sites (Iowa State Daily, November 30, 2001)

ABE: Let it Rain, (Marston Muses, ISU College of Engineering Alumni Magazine, Fall, 2001)

Why Would Someone Create An Artificial Storm? (KCCI News, Des Moines, IA August 21, 2001)

Testing Compost for Erosion Control (College of Agriculture Communications Service, Iowa State University, January 11, 2001)