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

Water Conservation: Tertiary Treatment and Recycling of Waste Water

Project Information
Project ID: ER-201020
Principal Investigator: Mr. Sonny Maga, Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC)
ESTCP Apr 2010

Wastewater Treatment Using Microbial Fuel Cells with Peroxide Production

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

Verification of Methods for Assessing the Sustainability of Monitored Natural Attenuation

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200824
Principal Investigator: Ms. Carmen Lebrón, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Engineering Service Center
ESTCP Apr 2008

Vapor Intrusion from Entrapped NAPL Sources and Groundwater Plumes: Process Understanding and Improved Modeling Tools for Pathway Assessment

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1687
Principal Investigator: Dr. Tissa Illangasekare, Colorado School of Mines
SERDP Jan 2009

Validation of a Novel Bioassay for Low-Level Perchlorate Determination

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

Validation of Stable Isotope Ratio Analysis to Document the Biodegradation and Natural Attenuation of RDX

Project Information
Project ID: ER-201208
Principal Investigator: Dr. Paul Hatzinger, Shaw Environmental, Inc.
ESTCP Mar 2012

Validation of Chlorine and Oxygen Isotope Ratio Analysis to Differentiate Perchlorate Sources and to Document Perchlorate Biodegradation

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200509
Principal Investigator: Dr. Paul Hatzinger, Shaw Environmental, Inc.
ESTCP Apr 2005

Use of On-Site GC/MS Analysis to Distinguish between Vapor Intrusion and Indoor Sources of VOCs

Project Information
Project ID: ER-201119
Principal Investigator: Dr. Thomas McHugh, GSI Environmental Inc.
ESTCP Mar 2011

Use of Enzyme Probes for Estimation of Trichloroethene Degradation Rates and Acceptance of Monitored Natural Attenuation

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200708
Principal Investigator: Dr. M. Hope Lee, Idaho National Laboratory
ESTCP Apr 2007

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

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

Use Of Mass-Flux Measurement and Vapor-Phase Tomography to Quantify Vadose-Zone Source Strength and Distribution

Project Information
Project ID: ER-201125
Principal Investigator: Dr. Mark Brusseau, University of Arizona
ESTCP Jan 2011

Treatment of N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) in Groundwater Using a Fluidized Bed Bioreactor

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200829
Principal Investigator: Dr. Paul Hatzinger, Shaw Environmental, Inc.
ESTCP Apr 2008

Tracking the Uptake, Translocation, Cycling, and Metabolism of Munitions Compounds in Coastal Marine Ecosystems using Stable Isotopic Tracer

Project Information
Project ID: ER-2122
Principal Investigator: Dr. Craig Tobias, University of Connecticut
SERDP Mar 2011

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

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1738
Principal Investigator: Dr. Richelle Allen-King, The Research Foundation of SUNY on behalf of University at Buffalo
SERDP Nov 2009

The Effect of Soil Properties on Decreasing Toxic Metal Bioavailability: Field Scale Validation to Support Regulatory Acceptance

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200517
Principal Investigator: Ms. Amy Hawkins, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Engineering Service Center
ESTCP Apr 2005

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

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

The Behavior of Compound Specific Isotopes during the Storage of Chlorinated Solvents in Low-Permeability Zones through Diffusion and Sorption

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1739
Principal Investigator: Dr. Orfan Shouakar-Stash, University of Waterloo
SERDP Aug 2009

TNT Incorporation and Mineralization by Natural Microbial Assemblages at Frontal Boundaries between Water Masses and in Underlying Sediments in Coastal Ecosystems

Project Information
Project ID: ER-2124
Principal Investigator: Dr. Michael Montgomery, Naval Research Laboratory
SERDP Mar 2011

Sustained In Situ Chemical Oxidation (ISCO) of 1,4-Dioxane Using Slow Release Chemical Oxidant Candles

Project Information
Project ID: ER-201324
Principal Investigator: Dr. Patrick Evans, CDM Federal Programs Corp.
ESTCP Jan 2013

Sustainable Range Management of RDX and TNT by Phytoremediation with Engineered Plants

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1498
Principal Investigator: Dr. Neil Bruce, University of York
SERDP Feb 2006