Environmental Restoration

SERDP and ESTCP’s Environmental Restoration program area supports the development and demonstration of innovative technologies to characterize, remediate, and scientifically manage contaminants in soil, sediments, and ground, surface, and waste water.

Active Projects List
Project Title Start Date

A Comparison of Pump-and-Treat, Natural Attenuation, and Enhanced Biodegradation to Remediate Chlorinated Ethene-Contaminated Fractured Rock Aquifers

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Project ID: ER-1555
Principal Investigator: Dr. Allen Shapiro, U.S. Geological Survey
SERDP Jun 2007

Prokaryotic cDNA Subtraction: A Method to Rapidly Identify Functional Gene Biomarkers

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Project ID: ER-1563
Principal Investigator: Dr. Mary Kirisits, University of Texas at Austin
SERDP Jun 2007

Assessment of the Natural Attenuation of NAPL Source Zones and Post-Treatment NAPL Source Zone Residuals

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Project ID: ER-200705
Principal Investigator: Dr. Paul Johnson, Arizona State University
ESTCP Apr 2007

DNAPL Removal from Fractured Rock Using Thermal Conductive Heating

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Project ID: ER-200715
Principal Investigator: Ms. Carmen Lebr�n, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Engineering Service Center
ESTCP Apr 2007

Improving Effectiveness of Bioremediation at DNAPL Source Zone Sites Applying Partitioning Electron Donors

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Project ID: ER-200716
Principal Investigator: Ms. Carmen Lebr�n, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Engineering Service Center
ESTCP Apr 2007

Combining Low-Energy Electrical Resistance Heating with Biotic and Abiotic Reactions for Treatment of Chlorinated Solvent DNAPL Source Areas

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Project ID: ER-200719
Principal Investigator: Dr. Tamzen Macbeth, CDM
ESTCP Apr 2007

Use of Enzyme Probes for Estimation of Trichloroethene Degradation Rates and Acceptance of Monitored Natural Attenuation

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Project ID: ER-200708
Principal Investigator: Dr. M. Hope Lee, Idaho National Laboratory
ESTCP Apr 2007

Optimized Enhanced Bioremediation Through Four-Dimensional Geophysical Monitoring and Autonomous Data Collection, Processing, and Analysis

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Project ID: ER-200717
Principal Investigator: Mr. Bill Major, NFESC
ESTCP Apr 2007

Measurement and Modeling of Ecosystem Risk and Recovery for In Situ Treatment of Contaminated Sediments

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Project ID: ER-1552
Principal Investigator: Dr. Richard Luthy, Stanford University
SERDP Jan 2007

Molecular Biomarkers for Detecting, Monitoring, and Quantifying Reductive Microbial Processes

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Project ID: ER-1588
Principal Investigator: Dr. Alfred Spormann, Stanford University
SERDP Jan 2007

BioReD: Biomarkers and Tools for Reductive Dechlorination Site Assessment, Monitoring, and Management

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Project ID: ER-1586
Principal Investigator: Dr. Frank Löffler, Georgia Institute of Technology
SERDP Jan 2007

Standardized Procedures for Use of Nucleic Acid-Based Tools

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Project ID: ER-1561
Principal Investigator: Ms. Carmen Lebr�n, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Engineering Service Center
SERDP Jan 2007

Characterization of Microbes Capable of Using Vinyl Chloride as a Sole Carbon and Energy Source by Anaerobic Oxidation

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Project ID: ER-1556
Principal Investigator: Dr. David Freedman, Clemson University
SERDP Jan 2007

Develop Accurate Methods for Characterizing and Quantifying Cohesive Sediment Erosion Under Combined Current-Wave Conditions

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Project ID: ER-1497
Principal Investigator: Dr. Joseph Gailani, USACE-ERDC
SERDP Jul 2006

Rhizosphere Bacterial Degradation of RDX, Understanding and Enhancement

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Project ID: ER-1504
Principal Investigator: Professor Stuart Strand, University of Washington
SERDP Apr 2006

An Integrated Field and Laboratory Study of the Bioavailability of Metal Contaminants in Sediments

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Project ID: ER-1494
Principal Investigator: Dr. Nicholas Fisher, Stony Brook University
SERDP Apr 2006

Field Demonstration, Optimization, and Rigorous Validation of Peroxygen-Based ISCO for the Remediation of Contaminated Groundwater

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Project ID: ER-200632
Principal Investigator: Dr. Richard Watts, Washington State University
ESTCP Apr 2006

Demonstration of a Full-Scale Fluidized Bed Bioreactor for the Treatment of Perchlorate at Low Concentrations in Groundwater

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Project ID: ER-200543
Principal Investigator: Dr. Todd Webster, Envirogen Technologies Inc.
ESTCP Mar 2006

Sustainable Range Management of RDX and TNT by Phytoremediation with Engineered Plants

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Project ID: ER-1498
Principal Investigator: Dr. Neil Bruce, University of York
SERDP Feb 2006

Perchlorate Destruction and Potable Water Production Using Membrane Biofilm Reduction

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Project ID: ER-200541
Principal Investigator: Dr. Patrick Evans, CDM Smith
ESTCP Oct 2005