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

Quantifying Enhanced Microbial Dehalogenation Impacting the Fate and Transport of Organohalide Mixtures in Contaminated Sediments

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1492
Principal Investigator: Dr. Max Haggblom, Rutgers University
SERDP Jan 2013

A Permeable Active Amendment Concrete (PAAC) for Contaminant Remediation and Erosion Control

Project Information
Project ID: ER-2134
Principal Investigator: Dr. Anna Knox, Savannah River National Laboratory
SERDP Jan 2013

Application of Microarrays and qPCR to Identify Phylogenetic and Functional Biomarkers Diagnostic of Microbial Communities that Biodegrade Chlorinated Solvents to Ethene

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1587
Principal Investigator: Dr. Lisa Alvarez-Cohen, University of California at Berkeley
SERDP Jan 2013

Demonstration of Regenerable, Large-Scale Ion Exchange System Using WBA Resin in Rialto, CA

Project Information
Project ID: ER-201168
Principal Investigator: Mr. Jeffrey Rine, Applied Research Associates, Inc.
ESTCP Dec 2012

Elucidation of the Mechanisms and Environmental Relevance of cis-Dichloroethene and Vinyl Chloride Biodegradation

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1557
Principal Investigator: Mr. Evan Cox, GeoSyntec Consultants
SERDP Dec 2012

Validation of an In Vitro Bioaccessibility Test Method for Estimation of Bioavailability of Arsenic from Soil and Sediment

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200916
Principal Investigator: Dr. Susan Griffin, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
ESTCP Dec 2012

Development of Toxicity Benchmarks and Bioaccumulation Data for N-Based Organic Explosives for Terrestrial Plants and Soil Invertebrates

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1416
Principal Investigator: Dr. Geoffrey Sunahara, National Research Council of Canada
SERDP Nov 2012

Integrated Forensics Approach to Fingerprint PCB Sources Using Rapid Screening Characterization and Advanced Chemical Fingerprinting

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200826
Principal Investigator: Dr. James Leather, SPAWAR Systems Center
ESTCP Oct 2012

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

Dissolution Rate of Propellant Energetics from Nitrocellulose Matrices

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1691
Principal Investigator: Dr. Susan Taylor, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
SERDP Sep 2012

Demonstration and Evaluation of Solid Phase Microextraction for the Assessment of Bioavailability and Contaminant Mobility

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200624
Principal Investigator: Dr. Danny Reible, University of Texas at Austin
ESTCP Aug 2012

Protocol for Tier 2 Evaluation of Vapor Intrusion at Corrective Action Sites

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200707
Principal Investigator: Dr. Thomas McHugh, GSI Environmental Inc.
ESTCP Aug 2012

Development of Design Tools for Planning Aqueous Amendment Injection Systems

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200626
Principal Investigator: Dr. Robert Borden P.E., North Carolina State University
ESTCP Aug 2012

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

Application of Advanced Sensor Technology to DoD Soil Vapor Intrusion Problems

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200702
Principal Investigator: Jim Reisinger, Integrated Science & Technology, Inc.
ESTCP Jul 2012

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

In Situ Bioremediation of Energetic Compounds in Groundwater

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200425
Principal Investigator: Dr. Paul Hatzinger, CB&I Federal Services
ESTCP May 2012

Cryogenic Collection of Complete Subsurface Samples for Molecular Biological Analysis

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1559
Principal Investigator: Dr. Rick Johnson, Oregon Health and Science University
SERDP May 2012

Photochemical Transformation of Munitions Constituents in Marine Waters

Project Information
Project ID: ER-2123
Principal Investigator: Dr. Dianne Luning Prak, U.S. Naval Academy
SERDP May 2012

Activated Biochars with Iron for In-situ Sequestration of Organics, Metals, and Carbon

Project Information
Project ID: ER-2136
Principal Investigator: Dr. Upal Ghosh, University of Maryland Baltimore County
SERDP Apr 2012