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Asmare Atalay, Ph.D.
Asmare Atalay, Ph.D.
Associate Professor - Research
Phone: (804) 524-6721
Fax: (804) 524-5588
Email: aatalay@vsu.edu
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Education
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Ph.D. (1985), University of Missouri - Columbia (Soil Science)
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M.S. (1981), University of Missouri - Columbia (Soil Chemistry)
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B.S. (1977), State University of New York - New Paltz (Chemistry)
Research Interest
- Antibiotics impact assessment in water and soil
- Drinking water quality assessment at underserved farms and communities
- Nutrient management in animal manure and biosolids
- Phosphorus mobility and sorption in soils and sediments
Professional Society Memberships
- Soil Science Society of America
- Agronomy Society of America
- Crop Science Society of America
- Virginia Soil Survey
- SERA-17
Selected Publications
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T. Tsegaye, D. Shepard, K.R. Islam, A. Johnson, W. Tadesse, A. Atalay, and L. Marzen. 2006. The Development of Chemical Index as a Measure of In-Stream Water Quality In Response to Land-Use and Land Cover Changes. Journal of Water, Air, and Soil Pollution. (in press).
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Wu, J., W. Mersie, A. Atalay, and C. A. Seybold. 2003. Copper Retention from Runoff by Switchgrass and Tall Fescue Filter Strips. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. 58(1): 67-73.
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Karapanagioti, H. K., and A. Atalay. 2001. Laboratory Evaluation of Ash Materials as Acid-Disturbed Land Amendments. Global Nest: Int. J. 3(1): 11-21.
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Atalay, A. 2001. Variation in Phosphorus Sorption with Soil Particle Size. Journal of Soil and Sediment Contamination. 10(3):317-335.
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Atalay, A., and K. J. Hwang. 1999. Extraction of 2, 4-D, Dicamba and MCPP from Soil. Water, Air and Soil Pollution. 114:155-170.
Selected Grants
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Sub-contract from University of Maryland Mid-Atlantic Regional Water Quality Coordination Project: Assisting Underserved Farmers in Meeting Water Quality. USDA/CSREES, 2005, $30,000.
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Sub-contract from University of Maryland Mid-Atlantic Regional Water Quality Coordination Project: Assisting Underserved Farmers in Meeting Water Quality. USDA/CSREES 2004, $69,020.
- Nutrient Composition Assessment and Management of Poultry Manure. USDA/CSREES, Evans-Allen Grant, 2003, $300,000.
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