Selected projects addressing the critical issues of sources, fate, and transport; sampling and monitoring; and treatment of munitions constituents are listed below. Additional information on projects can be found under the Environmental Restoration program area.
 

Sources, Fate, and Transport

Distribution and Fate of Energetics on DoD Test and Training Ranges
Lead Organization: U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center—Environmental Laboratory
Project Status: Completed 2006
 

Development of Environmental Data for Navy, Air Force, and Marine Munitions
Lead Organization: U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center—Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory
Project Status: Completed 2007
 

Characterization and Fate of Gun and Rocket Propellant Residues on Testing and Training Ranges
Lead Organization: U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center—Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory
Project Status: Active
 

Dissolution Rate, Weathering Mechanics, and Friability of TNT, Comp B, and Octol
Lead Organization: U.S. Army Environmental Command
Project Status: Completed 2010
 

Improving Understanding of the Fate and Transport of Munitions Constituents to Enhance Sustainability of Operational Ranges
Lead Organization: University of Delaware
Project Status: Active
 

Fate and Transport of Colloidal Energetic Residues
Lead Organization: Shaw Environmental, Inc.
Project Status: Active
 

Mobility of Particulate and Dissolved Munitions Constituents in the Vadose Zone at Operational Ranges
Lead Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Project Status: Active
 

Dissolution Rate of Propellant Energetics from Nitrocellulose Matrices
Lead Organization: U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center—Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory
Project Status: Active
 

Sampling and Monitoring

Validation of Sampling Protocol and Promulgation of Method Modifications for the Characterization of Energetic Residues on Military Training Ranges 
Lead Organization: U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center—Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory
Project Status: Completed 2009
 

Field Portable GC-MS Unit for Semi-Volatile Compound Analysis in Groundwater
Lead Organization: U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center—Environmental Laboratory
Project Status: Active
 

Treatment

Engineering Transgenic Plants for the Sustained Containment and In Situ Treatment of Energetic Materials
Lead Organization: University of Washington
Project Status: Completed 2009
 

Genetic and Biochemical Basis for the Transformation of Energetic Materials (RDX, TNT, DNTs) by Plants
Lead Organization: Iowa State University
Project Status: Completed 2007
 

Sustainable Range Management of RDX and TNT by Phytoremediation with Engineered Plants
Lead Organization: University of York
Project Status: Active
 

Phytoremediation for the Containment and Treatment of Energetic and Propellant Material Releases on Testing and Training Ranges 
Lead Organization: The University of Iowa
Project Status: Active
 

Rhizosphere Bacterial Degradation of RDX, Understanding and Enhancement
Lead Organization: University of Washington
Project Status: Active
 

Grenade Range Management Using Lime for Dual Role of Metals Immobilization and Explosives Transformation
Lead Organization: U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center—Environmental Laboratory
Project Status: Completed 2008
 

Open Burn/Open Detonation (OB/OD) Management Using Lime for Explosives Transformation
Lead Organization: U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center—Environmental Laboratory
Project Status: Active