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

Energy Sustainable Wastewater Treatment Systems for Forward Operating Bases Based on Microbial Fuel Cells and Microbial Desalination Cells

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Project ID: ER-2216
Principal Investigator: Dr. Bruce Logan, Pennsylvania State University
SERDP Mar 2012

Robust Membranes for Sustainable Wastewater Treatment by Forward Osmosis in FOBs

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Project ID: ER-2217
Principal Investigator: Dr. Menachem Elimelech, Yale University
SERDP Mar 2012

Novel Anaerobic Wastewater Treatment System for Energy Generation at Forward Operating Bases

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Project ID: ER-2218
Principal Investigator: Dr. Kathryn Guy, U.S. Army ERDC-CERL
SERDP Mar 2012

A Fully Integrated Membrane Bioreactor System for Wastewater Treatment in Remote Applications

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Project ID: ER-2237
Principal Investigator: Ms. Amy Childress, University of Nevada, Reno
SERDP Mar 2012

Membrane Bioreactor/Ultra Low Energy Reverse Osmosis Membrane Process for Forward Operating Base Wastewater Reuse

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Project ID: ER-2238
Principal Investigator: Dr. Hua Wang, GE Global Research
SERDP Mar 2012

Wastewater Treatment Using Microbial Fuel Cells with Peroxide Production

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Project ID: ER-2239
Principal Investigator: Dr. César Torres, Arizona State University
SERDP Mar 2012

CO2 Radiocarbon Analysis to Quantify Organic Contaminant Degradation, MNA, and Engineered Remediation Approaches

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Project ID: ER-2338
Principal Investigator: Dr. Thomas Boyd, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
SERDP Jan 2013

A Practical Approach for Remediation Performance Assessment and Optimization at DNAPL Sites for Early Identification and Correction of Problems Considering Uncertainty

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Project ID: ER-2310
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jack Parker, The University of Tennessee
SERDP Jan 2013

Development of an Integrated Field Test/Modeling Protocol for Efficient In Situ Bioremediation Design and Performance Uncertainty Assessment

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Project ID: ER-2311
Principal Investigator: Dr. Linda Abriola, Tufts University
SERDP Jan 2013

Forecasting Effective Site Characterization and Early Remediation Performance

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Project ID: ER-2313
Principal Investigator: Dr. Michael Kavanaugh, Geosyntec Consultants
SERDP Jan 2013

Advanced Environmental Molecular Diagnostics to Assess, Monitor, and Predict Microbial Activities at Complicated Chlorinated Solvent Sites

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Project ID: ER-2312
Principal Investigator: Dr. Frank Löffler, University of Tennessee
SERDP Jan 2013

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

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

Coupling Between Pore Water Fluxes, Structural Heterogeneity, and Biogeochemical Processes Controls Contaminant Mobility, Bioavailability, and Toxicity in Sediments

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Project ID: ER-1745
Principal Investigator: Dr. Aaron Packman, Northwestern University
SERDP Apr 2010

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

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

Application of Biofilm-Covered Activated Carbon Particles as a Microbial Inoculum Delivery System for Enhanced Bioaugmentation of PCBs in Contaminated Sediment

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Project ID: ER-2135
Principal Investigator: Dr. Birthe Kjellerup, Goucher College
SERDP Mar 2011

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

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