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

Standardized Procedures for Use of Nucleic Acid-Based Tools

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1561
Principal Investigator: Ms. Carmen Lebr�n, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Engineering Service Center
SERDP Jan 2007

Solar-Powered Remediation and pH Control

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Project ID: ER-201033
Principal Investigator: Dr. Robert Steffan, CB&I Federal Services
ESTCP Feb 2010

Semi-Passive Oxidation-Based Approaches for Control of Large, Dilute Groundwater Plumes of Chlorinated Ethylenes

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1684
Principal Investigator: Dr. Franklin Schwartz, The Ohio State University
SERDP Jan 2009

Sediment Bioavailability Initiative: Development of Standard Methods and Approaches for the Use of Passive Samplers in Assessing and Managing Contaminated Sediments

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Project ID: ER-201216
Principal Investigator: Dr. Charles Menzie, Exponent Inc.
ESTCP Mar 2012

Secondary Impacts of In Situ Remediation on Groundwater Quality and Post-Treatment Management Strategies

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Project ID: ER-2129
Principal Investigator: Dr. Kurt Pennell, Tufts University
SERDP Mar 2011

Robust Membranes for Sustainable Wastewater Treatment by Forward Osmosis in FOBs

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Project ID: ER-2217
Principal Investigator: Dr. Menachem Elimelech, Yale University
SERDP Mar 2012

Robust Means for Estimating Black Carbon-Water Sorption Coefficients of Organic Contaminants in Sediments

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Project ID: ER-1747
Principal Investigator: Dr. Philip Gschwend, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
SERDP Feb 2010

Rhizosphere Bacterial Degradation of RDX, Understanding and Enhancement

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Project ID: ER-1504
Principal Investigator: Professor Stuart Strand, University of Washington
SERDP Apr 2006

Renewable Energy Production from DoD Installation Solid Wastes By Anaerobic Digestion

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Project ID: ER-200933
Principal Investigator: Dr. David Parry, CDM Federal Programs Corp.
ESTCP Jun 2009

Remediation of Perfluoroalkyl Contaminated Aquifers using an In Situ Two-Layer Barrier: Laboratory Batch and Column Study

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Project ID: ER-2127
Principal Investigator: Dr. Qingguo Huang, University of Georgia
SERDP Mar 2011

Rapid Assessment of Remedial Effectiveness and Rebound in Fractured Bedrock

Project Information
Project ID: ER-201330
Principal Investigator: Dr. Charles Schaefer, Shaw Environmental, Inc.
ESTCP Jan 2013

Quantifying the Presence and Activity of Aerobic, Vinyl Chloride-Degrading Microorganisms in Dilute Groundwater Plumes by Using Real-Time PCR

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Project ID: ER-1683
Principal Investigator: Dr. Timothy Mattes, The University of Iowa
SERDP Jan 2009

Quantifying Life-Cycle Environmental Footprints of Soil and Groundwater Remedies

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Project ID: ER-201127
Principal Investigator: Ms. Karla Harre, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Engineering Service Center
ESTCP Mar 2011

Proof-of-Concept Study: Novel Microbially-Driven Fenton Reaction for In Situ Remediation of Groundwater Contaminated With 1,4-Dioxane, Tetrachloroethene (PCE) and Trichloroethene (TCE)

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Project ID: ER-2305
Principal Investigator: Dr. Thomas DiChristina, Georgia Institute of Technology
SERDP Jan 2013

Prokaryotic cDNA Subtraction: A Method to Rapidly Identify Functional Gene Biomarkers

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Project ID: ER-1563
Principal Investigator: Dr. Mary Kirisits, University of Texas at Austin
SERDP Jun 2007

Predicting the Fate and Effects of Resuspended Metal Contaminated Sediments

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Project ID: ER-1746
Principal Investigator: Dr. G. Allen Burton Jr., University of Michigan
SERDP Apr 2010

Predicting DNAPL Source Zone and Plume Response Using Site-Measured Characteristics

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Project ID: ER-1613
Principal Investigator: Dr. Michael Annable, University of Florida
SERDP May 2008

Practical Assessment and Optimization of Redox-Based Groundwater Remediation Technologies

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Project ID: ER-2308
Principal Investigator: Dr. Paul Tratnyek, Oregon Health & Science University
SERDP Jan 2013

Periodic Mesoporous Organosilicas as Pre-Concentration Elements for Improved Long-Term Monitoring of Key Contaminants in Groundwater

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Project ID: ER-1604
Principal Investigator: Dr. Brandy White, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)
SERDP Dec 2008

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