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
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Determining the Bioavailability, Toxicity and Bioaccumulation of Organic Chemicals and Metals for the Development of Eco-SSLs

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Project ID: ER-1210
Principal Investigator: Mr Roman Lanno PhD, Ohio State University
SERDP Feb 2001

Fate of Plant Tissue Associated RDX in Surface Soil

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Project ID: ER-1412
Principal Investigator: Dr. Charles Reynolds, U.S. Army ERDC/CRREL
SERDP Dec 2004

Identification and Characterization of Natural Sources of Perchlorate

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Project ID: ER-1435
Principal Investigator: Dr. Gregory Harvey, U.S. Air Force
SERDP Apr 2005

Defining Munitions Constituent Source Terms in Aquatic Environments on DoD Ranges

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Project ID: ER-1453
Principal Investigator: Mr. William Wild, SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific
SERDP Apr 2005

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Computational and Experimental Investigation of Contaminant Plume Response to DNAPL Source Zone Architecture and Depletion in Porous and Fractured Media

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Project ID: ER-1610
Principal Investigator: Dr. Edward Sudicky, University of Waterloo
SERDP Jan 2008

Development of Biomarkers for Assessing In Situ RDX Biodegradation Potential

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Project ID: ER-1606
Principal Investigator: Dr. Alison Cupples, Michigan State University
SERDP Jan 2008

Molecular Microbiology of Nitroamine Degradation in Soils

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Project ID: ER-1608
Principal Investigator: Dr. Stuart Strand, University of Washington
SERDP Jan 2008

New Approaches to Evaluate the Biological Degradation of RDX in Groundwater

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Project ID: ER-1607
Principal Investigator: Dr. Paul Hatzinger, CB&I Federal Services
SERDP Jan 2008

Metric Identification and Protocol Development for Characterizing DNAPL Source Zone Architecture and Associated Plume Response

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Project ID: ER-1612
Principal Investigator: Dr. Linda Abriola, Tufts University
SERDP Jan 2008