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

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, CB&I Federal Services
ESTCP Apr 2005

Perchlorate Destruction and Potable Water Production Using Membrane Biofilm Reduction

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200541
Principal Investigator: Dr. Patrick Evans, CDM Smith
ESTCP Oct 2005

Demonstration of a New, Highly Perchlorate-Selective Ion Exchange Resin Coupled with Resin-Optimized, Single-Vessel Engineering Design

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200542
Principal Investigator: Jim Summerfield, Dow Water and Process Solutions
ESTCP Oct 2005

Demonstration of a Full-Scale Fluidized Bed Bioreactor for the Treatment of Perchlorate at Low Concentrations in Groundwater

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200543
Principal Investigator: Dr. Todd Webster, Envirogen Technologies Inc.
ESTCP Mar 2006

Field Demonstration of Propane Biosparging for In Situ Remediation of N-Nitrosodimethylamine in Groundwater

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200828
Principal Investigator: Dr. Paul Hatzinger, CB&I Federal Services
ESTCP Apr 2008

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

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200829
Principal Investigator: Dr. Paul Hatzinger, CB&I Federal Services
ESTCP Apr 2008

Development of More Cost-Effective Methods for Long-Term Monitoring of Soil Vapor Intrusion to Indoor Air Using Quantitative Passive Diffusive-Adsorptive Sampling Techniques

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200830
Principal Investigator: Mr. Todd McAlary, Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.
ESTCP Apr 2008

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

Passive Biobarrier for Treating Comingled Perchlorate and RDX in Groundwater at an Active Range

Project Information
Project ID: ER-201028
Principal Investigator: Dr. Paul Hatzinger, CB&I Federal Services
ESTCP Nov 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

Evaluation of Perchlorate Sources in the Rialto-Colton-Fontana Area Using Chlorine and Oxygen Stable Isotope Ratio Analysis and Depth-Dependent Water Quality Data

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200942
Principal Investigator: Dr. Paul Hatzinger, CB&I Federal Services
ESTCP Jan 2010

Evaluation of Groundwater Levels and Movement Near the Rialto-Colton Fault

Project Information
Project ID: ER-201035
Principal Investigator: Mr. John Izbicki, U.S. Geological Survey
ESTCP Jun 2010

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 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

Generation of Biodegradation-Sorption Barriers for Munitions Constituents

Project Information
Project ID: ER-201123
Principal Investigator: Dr. Robert Borden P.E., North Carolina State University
ESTCP Mar 2011

Methods for Minimization and Management of Variability in Long-Term Groundwater Monitoring Results

Project Information
Project ID: ER-201209
Principal Investigator: Dr. Thomas McHugh, GSI Environmental Inc.
ESTCP Mar 2012

Field Demonstration, Optimization, and Rigorous Validation of Peroxygen-Based ISCO for the Remediation of Contaminated Groundwater

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200632
Principal Investigator: Dr. Richard Watts, Washington State University
ESTCP Apr 2006

Assessment of the Natural Attenuation of NAPL Source Zones and Post-Treatment NAPL Source Zone Residuals

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200705
Principal Investigator: Dr. Paul Johnson, Arizona State University
ESTCP Apr 2007

DNAPL Removal from Fractured Rock Using Thermal Conductive Heating

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200715
Principal Investigator: Ms. Carmen Lebr�n, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Engineering Service Center
ESTCP Apr 2007

Improving Effectiveness of Bioremediation at DNAPL Source Zone Sites Applying Partitioning Electron Donors

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200716
Principal Investigator: Ms. Carmen Lebr�n, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Engineering Service Center
ESTCP Apr 2007