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

Biological Oxidation of Dichloroethene through Manganese Addition

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200625
Principal Investigator: Dr. Robert Borden P.E., North Carolina State University
ESTCP Apr 2009

Validation of Sampling Protocol and Promulgation of Method Modifications for the Characterization of Energetic Residues on Military Training Ranges

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200628
Principal Investigator: Mr. Alan Hewitt, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
ESTCP Apr 2009

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

Characterization of Contaminant Migration Potential Through In-Place Sediment Caps

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1370
Principal Investigator: Dr. Bruce Sass, Battelle Memorial Institute
SERDP Apr 2009

Development of Guidance for Monitored Natural Recovery at Contaminated Sediment Sites

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200622
Principal Investigator: Dr. Victor Magar, ENVIRON
ESTCP May 2009

Adaptive Long-Term Monitoring at Environmental Restoration Sites

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200629
Principal Investigator: Ms. Karla Harre, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Engineering Service Center
ESTCP May 2009

Field Testing of Activated Carbon Mixing and In Situ Stabilization of PCBs in Sediment

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200510
Principal Investigator: Dr. Richard Luthy, Stanford University
ESTCP May 2009

Engineering Transgenic Plants for the Sustained Containment and In Situ Treatment of Energetic Materials

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1318
Principal Investigator: Dr. Stuart Strand, University of Washington
SERDP Jun 2009

Demonstration and Validation of Enhanced Monitored Natural Recovery at DoD Sites

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200827
Principal Investigator: Dr. D. Bart Chadwick, SPAWAR
ESTCP Jul 2009

In Situ Bioremediation of Perchlorate in Groundwater

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200224
Principal Investigator: Dr. Paul Hatzinger, CB&I Federal Services
ESTCP Jul 2009

Enhanced Oxidative Bioremediation of cis-Dichloroethene and Vinyl Chloride Using Electron Shuttles

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200316
Principal Investigator: Ms. Carmen Lebr�n, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Engineering Service Center
ESTCP Jul 2009

Demonstration and Certification of Amphibian Ecological Risk Assessment Protocol

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200514
Principal Investigator: Ms. Amy Hawkins, Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center (NFESC)
ESTCP Jul 2009

Reduced Iron Sulfide Systems for Removal of Heavy Metal Ions from Groundwater

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1375
Principal Investigator: Dr. Kim Hayes, University of Michigan
SERDP Jul 2009

Rational Selection of Tailored Amendment Mixtures and Composites for In Situ Remediation of Contaminated Sediments

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1491
Principal Investigator: Dr. Upal Ghosh, University of Maryland Baltimore County
SERDP Aug 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

Using Electrical Resistivity Imaging to Evaluate Permanganate Performance During In Situ Treatment of an RDX-Contaminated Aquifer

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200635
Principal Investigator: Dr. Steve Comfort, University of Nebraska
ESTCP Aug 2009

Anaerobic Biostimulation for the In Situ Precipitation and Long-Term Sequestration of Metal Sulfides

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1373
Principal Investigator: Dr. Mary DeFlaun, GeoSyntec Consultants
SERDP Aug 2009

Abiotic and Biotic Mechanisms Controlling In Situ Remediation of NDMA

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1421
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jim Szecsody, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
SERDP Aug 2009

Reductions in DNAPL Longevity Through Biological Flux Enhancement

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200438
Principal Investigator: Dr. C. Herb Ward, Rice University
ESTCP Sep 2009

In Place Soil Treatments for Prevention of Explosives Contamination

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200434
Principal Investigator: Dr. Mark Fuller, CB&I
ESTCP Sep 2009