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

Determining the Fate and Ecological Effects of Copper and Zinc Loading in Estuarine Environments: A Multidisciplinary Approach

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1156
Principal Investigator: Dr. D. Bart Chadwick, SPAWAR
SERDP Oct 2005

Foam Delivery of Hydrogen for Enhanced Aquifer Contacting and Anaerobic Bioremediation of Chlorinated Solvents

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1203
Principal Investigator: Dr. George Hirasaki, Rice University
SERDP Nov 2005

Natural Attenuation of Chlorinated Solvent Groundwater Plumes Discharging into Wetlands

Project Information
Project ID: ER-199913
Principal Investigator: Dr. Michelle Lorah, U.S. Geological Survey
ESTCP Jan 2006

Environmental Fate and Transport of a New Energetic Material, CL-20

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1254
Principal Investigator: Dr. Roman Kuperman, U.S Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center
SERDP Feb 2006

Edible Oil Barriers for Treatment of Chlorinated Solvent- and Perchlorate-Contaminated Groundwater

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200221
Principal Investigator: Dr. Robert Borden P.E., North Carolina State University
ESTCP Feb 2006

Portable SERS Instrument for Explosives Monitoring

Project Information
Project ID: ER-199917
Principal Investigator: Dr. John Haas, Applied Research Associates, Inc.
ESTCP Apr 2006

Molasses-Induced Reactive Zones to Treat Chlorinated Hydrocarbons

Project Information
Project ID: ER-199920
Principal Investigator: Mr. Chris Lutes, ARCADIS
ESTCP Apr 2006

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

Measurement and Modeling of Energetic Material Mass Transfer to Pore Water

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1227
Principal Investigator: Dr. Stephen Webb, Sandia National Laboratories
SERDP May 2006

In-Situ Bioreduction and Removal of Ammonium Perchlorate

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1162
Principal Investigator: Dr. John Coates, University of California, Berkeley
SERDP May 2006

Pathway Ranking for In-Place Sediment Management (PRISM)

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1209
Principal Investigator: Dr. Sabine Apitz, Space & Naval Warfare Systems Center
SERDP Jun 2006

PIMS -- Remediation of Soil and Groundwater Contaminated with Metals

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200020
Principal Investigator: Dr. Judith Wright Ph.D., PIMS NW, Inc., President & CEO
ESTCP Jun 2006

Environmental Fate and Transport of a New Energetic Material, CL-20

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1256
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jalal Hawari, Biotechnology Research Institute, National Research Council of Canada
SERDP Jul 2006

Development of a Mass Flux Toolkit to Quickly Evaluate Groundwater Impacts, Attenuation, and Remediation Alternatives

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200430
Principal Investigator: Dr. Charles Newell, GSI Environmental Inc.
ESTCP Jul 2006

Push-Pull Tests for Evaluating the In-Situ Aerobic Treatment of Chlorinated Mixtures in Groundwater

Project Information
Project ID: ER-199921
Principal Investigator: Dr. Lew Semprini, Oregon State University
ESTCP Sep 2006

Electrically Induced Redox Barriers for In Situ Treatment of Groundwater

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200112
Principal Investigator: Dr. Tom Sale, Colorado State University
ESTCP Oct 2006

Factors Affecting cis-DCE and VC Biological Transformation under Anaerobic Conditions

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1169
Principal Investigator: Dr. Alfred Spormann, Stanford University
SERDP Oct 2006

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

Perchlorate Removal, Destruction, and Field Monitoring Demonstration

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200312
Principal Investigator: Mr. Edward Coppola, Applied Research Associates, Inc.
ESTCP Oct 2006

Total Copper Analyzer for Rapid In Situ Characterization of Effluent Discharges

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200311
Principal Investigator: Dr. Ignacio Rivera-Duarte, SPAWAR Systems Center
ESTCP Oct 2006