2006 Annual Report 4d.Progress report. This report serves to document research conducted under a Specific Cooperative Agreement between ARS and FIRST Inc. (Foundry Industry Recycling Starts Today) and is associated with parent project 1265-12000-035-00D, Benefits and Risks of Using Waste Foundry Sand for Agricultural and Horticultural Applications. To date, FIRST has not provided a progress report for FY 2006. A detailed account of their progress is unknown at this time.