more... > Departments > W.A.Callegari Environmental Center > [image: W] P.O. Box 25100 · Baton Rouge, LA · 70776 Phone: (225) 578-6998 · Fax: (225) 578-7765 Map to W. A. Callegari Environmental Center [Image: CallegariMap] Map showing directions to W.A. Callegari Environmental Center, LSU AgCenter, Baton Rouge Biodiesel [Image: Biodiesel process area] The W.A. Callegari Center produces alternative renewable fuels as a part of the AgCenter's bioenergy extension and research program. news clip of biodiesel [Image: bitmap] Channel 33 and the Baton Rouge Advocate show how the W. A. Callegari Center makes biodiesel using used vegetable oil from LSU campus cafaterias. Animal Waste ACE Group [Image: Dairy manure lagoon] The animal waste ACE group are faculty and staff members of the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center with research or extension projects related to use, disposal or management of animal wastes.  more articles... Links Provides a variety of links pertaining to enviromenntal issues. Ace Group Faculty & Staff Provides member listing with email addresses and description of current activities for some of the the ACE Group faculty and staff. Water Quality, Composting Research & Extension, and BioDiesel Quality Control Labs [Image: ICP] The W. A. Callegari Environmental Center Water Quality and Organic Degradation Research and Analytical Laboratories (ODRAL) are another progression in our committment to providing excellence in service and support for our growing numbers of clientele by providing the highest quality analytical testing and interpretation of results for a wide variety of materials. Louisiana Agriculture Magazine - Spring 1999 [Image: Magazine cover] This issue is devoted to Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station (LAES) research programs that focus on the beneficial recycling or reuse of organic wastes. Callegari Center receives Governor's Environmental Award [Image: Photo of award presentation] The W.A. Callegari Environmental Research and Training Center received the Governor’s Environmental Leadership Award in Waste Minimization Achievement March 31, 2005 at the Louisiana State Capitol. The W. A. Callegari Environmental Center [Image: fix] Includes the Center's mission and information on the facility, services, and solid waste management training program. Pricing The Compost Research & Extension Lab currently provides the following pricing schedule for clientele. Methods and Pricing for Water Quality testing The following methods and pricing are available at the W. A. Callegari Environmnetal Center Water Quality Laboratory. Water Sample Management & Collection Guide [Image: Image of guide cover] This document provides a detailed description of the sampling, sample preservation and shipping procedures required to ensure the highest quality sample analyses by the W. A. Callegari Environmental Center Water Quality Laboratory. Composting [Image: tractor moving compost] Composting is a controlled process that uses microorganisms found in nature to transform large quanities of organic materials into a humuslike substance called compost.