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

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

Topical Lime Treatment for Containment of Source Zone Energetics Contamination

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1230
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jeffrey Davis, U.S. Army, ERDC
SERDP Sep 2003

The Effects of Ammonium Perchlorate on Reproduction and Development of Amphibians

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1236
Principal Investigator: Dr. James Dumont, Oklahoma State University
SERDP Jan 2008

The Determination of Sediment Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Bioavailability Using Direct Pore Water Analysis by Solid-Phase Microextraction

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200709
Principal Investigator: Dr. Stephen Geiger, AECOM
ESTCP Aug 2010

Sustainability of Long-Term Abiotic Attenuation of Chlorinated Ethenes

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1369
Principal Investigator: Dr. Michelle Scherer, University of Iowa
SERDP May 2007

Surfactant Enhanced DNAPL Removal

Project Information
Project ID: ER-199714
Principal Investigator: Ms. Laura Yeh, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Engineering Service Center
ESTCP Aug 2001

Subsurface Bioremediation Process Monitoring Indicators

Project Information
Project ID: ER-383
SERDP Oct 1997

Speciation, Sources, and Bioavailability of Copper and Zinc in DoD-Impacted Harbors and Estuaries

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1158
Principal Investigator: Dr. Martin Shafer, University of Wisconsin-Madison
SERDP Apr 2007

Speciation, Fluxes, and Cycling of Dissolved Copper and Zinc in Estuaries: The Roles of Sediment Exchange and Photochemical Effects

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1157
Principal Investigator: Dr. Stephen Skrabal, University of North Carolina
SERDP Jul 2005

Soil Amendments to Reduce Bioavailability of Metals in Soils: Experimental Studies and Spectroscopic Verification

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1351
Principal Investigator: Dr. M. Katherine Banks, Purdue University
SERDP Dec 2008

Site Characterization and Analysis Penetrometer System (SCAPS) Heavy Metal Sensors

Project Information
Project ID: ER-199716
Principal Investigator: Dr. Stephen Lieberman, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR)
ESTCP Apr 2003

Sequential Electrolytic Degradation of Energetic Compounds in Groundwater

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1234
Principal Investigator: Dr. Tom Sale, Colorado State University
SERDP Nov 2004

Selective Removal of Heavy Metals from Aqueous Wastes by Electrosorption on Functionalized Carbo Aerogels

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1084
SERDP Dec 1996

Sediment Ecosystem Assessment Protocol (SEAP): An Accurate and Integrated Weight-of-Evidence Based System

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1550
Principal Investigator: Dr. G. Allen Burton Jr., University of Michigan
SERDP Jan 2011

Rhizosphere-Enhanced Treatment of Organics-Contaminated Soils on Native American Land

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1011
Principal Investigator: Dr. Charles Reynolds, U.S. Army ERDC - CRREL
ESTCP Jun 2004

Removal of Perchlorate from Water and Wastewater by Catalytic Hydrogen Gas Membrane Systems

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1430
Principal Investigator: Dr. Chin-Pao Huang, University of Delaware
SERDP Feb 2008

Removal and Encapsulation of Heavy Metal from Groundwater

Project Information
Project ID: ER-387
SERDP Oct 1997

Remediation of TNT and RDX in Groundwater Using Zero-Valent Iron Permeable Reactive Barriers and Zero-Valent Iron In Situ Treatment Wells

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200223
Principal Investigator: Dr. Rick Johnson, Oregon Health and Science University
ESTCP May 2008

Remediation of Explosives Contaminated Groundwater with Zero-Valent Iron

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1232
Principal Investigator: Dr. Paul Tratnyek, Oregon Health & Science University
SERDP Oct 2011

Remediation of DNAPL through Sequential In Situ Chemical Oxidation and Bioaugmentation

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200116
Principal Investigator: Dr David Major, GeoSyntec
ESTCP Jun 2010