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.

Completed Projects List
Project Title Completed

Fundamental Study of the Delivery of Nanoiron to DNAPL Source Zones in Naturally Heterogeneous Field Systems

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1485
Principal Investigator: Dr. Gregory Lowry, Carnegie Mellon University
SERDP Sep 2012

Fusion of Tomography Tests for DNAPL Source Zone Characterization: Technology Development and Validation

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1365
Principal Investigator: Dr. Walter Illman, University of Waterloo
SERDP Jul 2011

Genetic and Biochemical Basis for the Transformation of Energetic Materials (RDX, TNT, DNTs) by Plants

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1319
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jacqueline Shanks, Iowa State University
SERDP Jul 2007

Genosensor-Based Ecotoxicity Response Assessment

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1081
Principal Investigator: Dr. Kenneth Beattie, Oak Ridge National Lab
SERDP Oct 2000

Grenade Range Management Using Lime for Dual Role of Metals Immobilization and Explosives Transformation

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200216
Principal Investigator: Dr. Steven Larson, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
ESTCP Jun 2007

Groundwater Chemistry and Microbial Ecology Effects on Explosives Biodegradation

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1378
Principal Investigator: Dr. Mark Fuller, CB&I Federal Services
SERDP Sep 2008

Groundwater Recirculation Wells

Project Information
Project ID: ER-199602
ESTCP Jun 1999

Heavy Metals Analyzer

Project Information
Project ID: ER-199606
Principal Investigator: Mr. Mike Putnam, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR)
ESTCP Mar 2002

High Resolution Seismic Reflection to Characterize and Plan Remediation at Hazardous Waste Sites

Project Information
Project ID: ER-199601
Principal Investigator: Ms. Rebecca Biggers,
ESTCP Oct 1999

Hydraulic Tomography and High-Resolution Slug Testing to Determine Hydraulic Conductivity Distributions

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1367
Principal Investigator: Dr. Carl McElwee, University of Kansas
SERDP Feb 2011

Identification of Metabolic Routes and Catabolic Enzymes Involved in Phytoremediation of the Nitro-Substituted Explosives TNT, RDX, and HMX

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1317
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jerald Schnoor, The University of Iowa
SERDP Oct 2006

Identification of Microbial Gene Biomarkers for In Situ RDX Biodegradation

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1609
Principal Investigator: Dr. Fiona Crocker, ERDC
SERDP Aug 2012

Immobilization of Energetics on Live Fire Ranges

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1229
Principal Investigator: Dr. Robert Steffan, Shaw Environmental, Inc.
SERDP Sep 2004

Impact of Landfill Closure Designs on Long-Term Natural Attenuation of Chlorinated Hydrocarbons

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200019
Principal Investigator: Mr. John Hicks, Parsons Infrastructure and Technology Group, Inc.
ESTCP Oct 2008

Impacts of DNAPL Source Zone Treatment: Experimental and Modeling Assessment of Benefits of Partial Source Removal

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1295
Principal Investigator: Dr. Lynn Wood, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
SERDP Dec 2009

Impacts of Fire Ecology Range Management (FERM) on the Fate and Transport of Energetic Materials on Testing and Training Ranges

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1305
Principal Investigator: Mr. Eric Foote, Battelle Memorial Institute
SERDP Jul 2007

Impacts of Sampling and Handling Procedures on DNA- and RNA-Based Microbial Characterization and Quantification

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1560
Principal Investigator: Dr. Francis de los Reyes III, North Carolina State University
SERDP Jul 2012

Improved Field Evaluation of NAPL Dissolution and Source Longevity

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200833
Principal Investigator: Dr. Michael Kavanaugh, GeoSyntec Consultants
ESTCP Nov 2011

Improved Monitoring Methods for Performance Assessment During Remediation of DNAPL Source Zones

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1490
Principal Investigator: Dr. Robert Siegrist, Colorado School of Mines
SERDP Aug 2010

Improved Understanding of Fenton-Like Reactions for In Situ Remediation of Contaminated Groundwater Including Treatment of Sorbed Contaminants and Destruction of DNAPLs

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1288
Principal Investigator: Dr. Richard Watts, Washington State University
SERDP Apr 2006