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

Lead and Antimony Speciation in Shooting Range Soils: Molecular Scale Analysis, Temporal Trends, and Mobility

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Project ID: ER-1770
Principal Investigator: Dr. Thomas Trainor, University of Alaska Fairbanks
SERDP Apr 2010

The Biology of Bioavailability: The Role of Functional Ecology in Exposure Processes

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Project ID: ER-1750
Principal Investigator: Dr. Todd Bridges, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
SERDP Feb 2010

Solar-Powered Remediation and pH Control

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Project ID: ER-201033
Principal Investigator: Dr. Robert Steffan, CB&I Federal Services
ESTCP Feb 2010

Robust Means for Estimating Black Carbon-Water Sorption Coefficients of Organic Contaminants in Sediments

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Project ID: ER-1747
Principal Investigator: Dr. Philip Gschwend, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
SERDP Feb 2010

Evaluation of Resuspension from Dredging, Extreme Storm Events, and Propeller Wash in DoD Harbors

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Project ID: ER-201031
Principal Investigator: Dr. Pei-Fang Wang, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR)
ESTCP Jan 2010

Evaluation of Perchlorate Sources in the Rialto-Colton-Fontana Area Using Chlorine and Oxygen Stable Isotope Ratio Analysis and Depth-Dependent Water Quality Data

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Project ID: ER-200942
Principal Investigator: Dr. Paul Hatzinger, CB&I Federal Services
ESTCP Jan 2010

Impact of Clay-DNAPL Interactions on Transport and Storage of Chlorinated Solvents in Low Permeability Zones

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Project ID: ER-1737
Principal Investigator: Dr. Avery Demond, University of Michigan
SERDP Nov 2009

The Importance of Sorption in Low-Permeability Zones on Chlorinated Solvent Plume Longevity in Sedimentary Aquifers

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Project ID: ER-1738
Principal Investigator: Dr. Richelle Allen-King, University at Buffalo
SERDP Nov 2009

Developing Quantum Chemical and Polyparameter Models for Predicting Environmentally Significant Parameters for New Munition Compounds

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Project ID: ER-1734
Principal Investigator: Dr. Dominic Di Toro, University of Delaware
SERDP Nov 2009

Full In Silico Calibration of Empirical Predictive Models for Environmental Fate Properties of Novel Munitions Compounds

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Project ID: ER-1735
Principal Investigator: Dr. Paul Tratnyek, Oregon Health & Science University
SERDP Nov 2009

Development of an Environmental Fate Simulator for New and Proposed Military-Unique Munition Compounds

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Project ID: ER-1736
Principal Investigator: Dr. Eric Weber, U.S. EPA Office of Research and Development (ORD)
SERDP Nov 2009

Mechanisms and Permanence of Sequestered Lead and Arsenic in Soils: Impact on Human Bioavailability

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Project ID: ER-1742
Principal Investigator: Dr. Nicholas Basta, The Ohio State University
SERDP Nov 2009

Determining Source Attenuation History to Support Closure by Natural Attenuation

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Project ID: ER-201032
Principal Investigator: Dr. Charles Newell, GSI Environmental Inc.
ESTCP Nov 2009

Passive Biobarrier for Treating Comingled Perchlorate and RDX in Groundwater at an Active Range

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Project ID: ER-201028
Principal Investigator: Dr. Paul Hatzinger, CB&I Federal Services
ESTCP Nov 2009

Validation of a Novel Bioassay for Low-Level Perchlorate Determination

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Project ID: ER-201030
Principal Investigator: Dr. John Coates, University of California, Berkeley
ESTCP Nov 2009

Incorporating Aerobic Processes into Remedies for Large Chlorinated Solvent Plumes

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Project ID: ER-201026
Principal Investigator: Dr. Brian Looney, Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL)
ESTCP Nov 2009

Integrated Stable Isotope-Reactive Transport Model Approach for Assessment of Chlorinated Solvent Degradation

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Project ID: ER-201029
Principal Investigator: Professor R. Paul Philp, The University of Oklahoma
ESTCP Nov 2009

Use of Compound-Specific Stable Isotope Analysis to Distinguish Between Vapor Intrusion and Indoor Sources of VOCs

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Project ID: ER-201025
Principal Investigator: Dr. Thomas McHugh, GSI Environmental Inc.
ESTCP Nov 2009

PAH Interactions with Soil and Effects on Bioaccessibility and Bioavailability to Humans

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Project ID: ER-1743
Principal Investigator: Ms. Yvette Lowney, Exponent
SERDP Oct 2009

Antimony(V) Adsorption by Variable-Charge Minerals

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Project ID: ER-1741
Principal Investigator: Dr. Michael Essington, The University of Tennessee
SERDP Oct 2009