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

Verification of Methods for Assessing the Sustainability of Monitored Natural Attenuation

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200824
Principal Investigator: Ms. Carmen Lebr�n, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Engineering Service Center
ESTCP Apr 2008

Geophysical Imaging for Investigating the Delivery and Distribution of Amendments in the Heterogeneous Subsurface of the F.E. Warren AFB

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Project ID: ER-200834
Principal Investigator: Dr. Robert Kelley, ARS Technologies, Inc.
ESTCP Apr 2008

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

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

New Cost-Effective Method for Long-Term Groundwater Monitoring Programs

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1601
Principal Investigator: Dr. Charles Newell, GSI Environmental Inc.
SERDP May 2008

Micro Ion Mobility Sensor (MIMS) for In Situ Monitoring of Contaminated Groundwater

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1603
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jun Xu, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
SERDP Dec 2008

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

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

Passive Polyethylene Sampling in Support of In Situ Remediation of Contaminated Sediments

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200915
Principal Investigator: Dr. Philip Gschwend, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
ESTCP Jan 2009

Demonstration of an In-Situ Friction-Sound Probe for Mapping Particle Size at Contaminated Sediment Sites

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Project ID: ER-200919
Principal Investigator: Dr. D. Bart Chadwick, SPAWAR
ESTCP Jan 2009

Enhanced Amendment Delivery to Low Permeability Zones for Chlorinated Solvent Source Area Bioremediation

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Project ID: ER-200913
Principal Investigator: Dr. Charles Newell, GSI Environmental Inc.
ESTCP Jan 2009

Parallel In Situ Screening of Remediation Strategies for Improved Decision Making, Remedial Design, and Cost Savings

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Project ID: ER-200914
Principal Investigator: Dr. Rolf Halden, Arizona State University
ESTCP Jan 2009

Demonstration of the Gore Module for Passive Groundwater Sampling

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200921
Principal Investigator: Ms. Louise Parker, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
ESTCP Jan 2009

Improvement, Verification, and Refinement of Spatially Explicit Exposure Models in Risk Assessment

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Project ID: ER-200917
Principal Investigator: Dr. Mark Johnson, U.S. Army Institute of Public Health
ESTCP Jan 2009

Modified Biopolymers as an Alternative to Petroleum-Based Polymers for Soil Modification

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Project ID: ER-200920
Principal Investigator: Dr. Steven Larson, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
ESTCP Jan 2009

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

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

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

Coupled Diffusion and Reaction Processes in Rock Matrices: Impact on Dilute Groundwater Plumes

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1685
Principal Investigator: Dr. Charles Schaefer, Shaw Environmental, Inc.
SERDP Jan 2009

Fate and Transport of Colloidal Energetic Residues

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Project ID: ER-1689
Principal Investigator: Dr. Mark Fuller, CB&I
SERDP Jan 2009

An Assessment of Aquifer/Well Flow Dynamics: Identification of Parameters Key to Passive Sampling and Application of Downhole Sensor Technologies

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Project ID: ER-1704
Principal Investigator: Mr. Sanford Britt, ProHydro, Inc.
SERDP Jan 2009

Integrated Field-Scale, Lab-Scale, and Modeling Studies for Improving the Ability to Assess the Groundwater to Indoor Air Pathway at Chlorinated Solvent-Impacted Groundwater Sites

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1686
Principal Investigator: Dr. Paul Johnson, Arizona State University
SERDP Jan 2009

Improved Understanding of Sources of Variability in Groundwater Sampling for Long-Term Monitoring Programs

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1705
Principal Investigator: Dr. Charles Newell, GSI Environmental Inc.
SERDP Jan 2009