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

Modeling and Decision Support Tools Based on the Effects of Sediment Geochemistry and Microbial Populations on Contaminant Reactions in Sediments

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1495
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jeanne VanBriesen, Carnegie Mellon University
SERDP Sep 2011

Using Passive Polyethylene Samplers to Evaluate Chemical Activities Controlling Fluxes and Bioaccumulation of Organic Contaminants in Bed Sediments

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1496
Principal Investigator: Dr. Philip Gschwend, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
SERDP Jan 2011

Genosensor-Based Ecotoxicity Response Assessment

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1081
Principal Investigator: Dr. Kenneth Beattie, Oak Ridge National Lab
SERDP Oct 2000

In Situ Enhancement of Anaerobic Microbial Dechlorination of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins and Dibenzofurans in Marine and Estuarine Sediments

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1208
Principal Investigator: Dr. Max Haggblom, Rutgers University
SERDP Dec 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

In Situ Stabilization of Persistent Organic Contaminants in Marine Sediments

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1207
Principal Investigator: Dr. Richard Luthy, Stanford University
SERDP Apr 2004

A Permeable Active Amendment Concrete (PAAC) for Contaminant Remediation and Erosion Control

Project Information
Project ID: ER-2134
Principal Investigator: Dr. Anna Knox, Savannah River National Laboratory
SERDP Jan 2013

Activated Biochars with Iron for In-situ Sequestration of Organics, Metals, and Carbon

Project Information
Project ID: ER-2136
Principal Investigator: Dr. Upal Ghosh, University of Maryland Baltimore County
SERDP Apr 2012

Development of Assessment Tools for Evaluation of the Benefits of DNAPL Source Zone Treatment

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1293
Principal Investigator: Dr. Linda Abriola, Tufts University
SERDP Sep 2008

Contaminant Mass Transfer During Boiling in Fractured Geologic Media

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1553
Principal Investigator: Dr Ron Falta, Clemson University
SERDP Apr 2011

DNAPL Dissolution in Bedrock Fractures and Fracture Networks

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1554
Principal Investigator: Dr. Charles Schaefer, Shaw Environmental, Inc.
SERDP Jun 2011

Federal Integrated Biotreatment Research Consortium (FIBRC): Flask to Field Initiative

Project Information
Project ID: ER-720
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jeff Talley, University of Notre Dame
SERDP Oct 1999

Negative Ion Sensors for Real-Time Downhole DNAPLs Detection

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1089
Principal Investigator: Dr Gregory Gillispie, Dakota Technologies Inc
SERDP Mar 2002

Integrated Geophysical Detection of DNAPL Source Zones

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1090
Principal Investigator: Dr. Robert Grimm, Southwest Research Institute
SERDP Oct 1999

Non-Intrusive Characterization of Dense Non-Aqueous Phase Liquids Using Short-Lived Radiotracers in Partitioning Interwell Tracer Tests

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1128
Principal Investigator: Dr. Phillip Gauglitz, Pacific Northwest National Lab
SERDP Oct 1999

Mass Transfer from Entrapped DNAPL Sources Undergoing Remediation: Characterization Methods and Prediction Tools

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1294
Principal Investigator: Dr. Tissa Illangasekare, Colorado School of Mines
SERDP May 2007

Impacts of DNAPL Source Zone Treatment: Experimental and Modeling Assessment of Benefits of Partial Source Removal

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1295
Principal Investigator: Dr. Lynn Wood, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
SERDP Dec 2009

Optimal Search Strategy for the Definition of a DNAPL Source

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1347
Principal Investigator: Dr. George Pinder, University of Vermont
SERDP Aug 2009

Fusion of Tomography Tests for DNAPL Source Zone Characterization: Technology Development and Validation

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1365
Principal Investigator: Dr. Walter Illman, University of Waterloo
SERDP Jul 2011

Investigation of Chemical Reactivity, Mass Recovery and Biological Activity During Thermal Treatment of DNAPL Source Zones

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1419
Principal Investigator: Dr. Kurt Pennell, Georgia Institute of Technology
SERDP Apr 2009