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W.A. Callegari Environmental Center
is the LSU AgCenter's research and training facility for composting organic waste and for water and air quality. Located on an 8-acre site on the Central Research Station, the Callegari Center serves researchers, agricultural producers, private communities, governmental agencies, and the general public in the areas of composting, water quality, air quality, and bioenergy.

Water Quality / Organic Degradation Research & Analytical Laboratory
1300 Dean Lee Drive · Baton Rouge, LA · 70820 [Map]

W.A.Callegari Environmental Center

Mailing Address
P.O. Box 25100 · Baton Rouge, LA · 70894-5100

Physical Address

PO Box 25100 · Baton Rouge, LA · 70894
268 Knapp Hall · Baton Rouge, LA · 70803
Phone: (225) 578-6998 · Fax: (225) 578-7765

Alternative Energy Extension
Biodiesel

The LSU AgCenter's W.A. Callegari Environmental Center plays a vital role in meeting future domestic energy needs.

Water Quality
Landfill

The environment is the world in which we live, both the living and the non-living.

Organic and Water Labs
ICP

The W. A. Callegari Environmental Center Water Quality and Organic Degradation Research and Analytical Laboratories (ODRAL) are another progression in our commitment 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.

Composting Organics
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.

Methods and Available Analysis for Water Quality Testing
W.A. Callegari Cost Center Price List
The following methods and analyses are available at the W. A. Callegari Environmnetal Center Water Quality Laboratory.
BMP Manuals
Links to best managment practices (BMPs) manuals about agronomic crops, aquaculture, beef, dairy, poultry, rice, sugarcane, sweet potatoes and swine .
Biodiesel Workshop
Registration Form
Learn to make biodiesel on November 12, 2011. The LSU AgCenter's W.A. Callegari Environmental Center is hosting a one-day comprehensive workshop on how to make your own biodiesel fuel from used vegetable oil on Saturday, November 12, 2011.
Callegari Center receives Governor's Environmental Award
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.
Financial Assistance is Available to Implement Master Farmer Participant Conservation Plans
Flyer about financial assistance available to participate in conservation plans
ABCs of implementing and funding a conservation plan.
Water Sample Management & Collection Guide
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.
Free Publications
PDF files of Microbial Pest Control Manual; Pest and Pest Management on Southern Forests Manual; Seed Treatment Manual
Spring 2011 Newsletter
W.A. Callegari
Spring 2011 issue of the W.A. Callegari newsletter. Topics covered include: Workshops, trainings, and field days scheduled; 2010 Outstanding Louisiana Master Farmer Named; NPDES Update; Soil Fumigants; Collaborations to Develop and Support Louisiana’s Coastal Non-Point Pollution Control Program; Nitrates and Nitrites in Surface and Drinking Water; Role of the W.A. Callegari Environmental Center in the Development of an Environmental Business Enterprise.
News clip of biodiesel
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Channel 33 and the Baton Rouge Advocate show how the W. A. Callegari Center makes biodiesel using used vegetable oil from LSU campus cafateria
Pesticide Certification Exam Material
Here is the list of manuals for sale and the instructions to sign up and recieve exam materials.