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Gary Felton, Ph.D.

Gary Felton   

Associate Professor

Environmental Science and Technology Department
1433 Animal Science/Ag. Engineering
Bldg. 142
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742-2315

Tel: (301) 405-8039
Fax: (301) 314-9023
Email: gfelton@umd.edu

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Education:

Ph.D. Agricultural Engineering, Texas A&M, 1987.
M.S. Agricultural Engineering, University of Maryland, 1981.
B.S. Agricultural Engineering, University of Maryland, 1976.

Extension interests:

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Urban Nutrient Management
Biosolids Management/Utilization
Agricultural Nutrient Management
Riparian Forest Buffers
Irrigation/Drainage

Research Interests:

Biosolids Management/Utilization
Poultry Litter Management/Utilization

Professional Society Memberships:

American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE), 1987-present
Washington DC/Maryland section, ASAE
Association of Ground Water Scientists and Engineers

Representative Recent Publications:

Felix, E., D.R. Tilley, G.K. Felton, E. Flamino. Biomass production of hybrid poplar (Populus spp.) grown on municipal biosolids. Ecological Engineering. In press.

G.K. Felton, L.E. Carr, M.J. Habersack. Nutrient fate and transport associated with poultry litter stock piles. Submitted to Trans. ASAE.   In press.

G.K. Felton, Hughes, K.J., E. Russek-Cohen. 2004. Reduction of water soluble phosphorus in poultry litter with secondary gypsum and iron rich residue amendments.  Trans. ASAE.  47(6):2069-2077.

L.S. Barker, Gary K. Felton, E. Russek-Cohen. Use of Maryland Biological Stream Survey data to determine effects of agricultural riparian buffers on measures of biological stream health. Submitted to Environmental Monitoring and Assessment.  (2006) 117:1-19.

Barfield, B.J., G.K. Felton, E.W. Stevens, and M.McCann. 2004. A simple model of karst spring flow using modified NRCS procedures. J. Hydrology 287(1-4):34-48.

G.K. Felton, Carr, L.E., C.E. Prigge, J.C. Bouwkamp. 2003. Nitrogen and phosphorus dynamics in co-composted yard debris and broiler litter. Compost Science and Utilization. 12(4):

Carr, L.E., G.K. Felton, C.E. Prigge, J.C. Bouwkamp. 2002. Testing composting strategies to control N and P. Biocycle June 2002: pp48-50.

Carr, L.E., G.K. Felton, C.E. Prigge, J.C. Bouwkamp. 2002. Nitrogen and phosphorus dynamics in composted yard debris and broiler litter. In: Proc: Composting 2002 International Symposium on Composting and Compost Utilization. (Peer-reviewed proceedings, published April 2002.)

Kays, J.S., G. K. Felton, E.J. Flamino, & P.D. Flamino. 2000. Use of Deep-Row Biosolids Applications to Grow Forest Trees: A Case Study. In Proceedings of the International Symposium on the Use of Residuals as Soil Amendments in Forest Ecosystems. (pp. 69-73). Seattle, WA: University of Washington. (Peer-reviewed proceedings published December 2000.)

Kays, J.S., G.K. Felton, & E.J. Flamino. 1999. Claiming victory from spoils. Water, Environment & Technology, 1999(May):pp. 42-48.

Rohlf-, R.A., B.J. Barfield, G.K. Felton. 1997. Ultimate strength matric stress relationship. J. Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engr. 123(1):938-947.

Felton, G.K. 1996. Agricultural chemicals at the outlet of a shallow carbonate aquifer. Trans. ASAE 39(3):873-882.
 

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