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
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Molecular Biomarkers for Detecting, Monitoring, and Quantifying Reductive Microbial Processes

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Project ID: ER-1588
Principal Investigator: Dr. Alfred Spormann, Stanford University
SERDP Jan 2007

Molecular Microbiology of Nitroamine Degradation in Soils

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Project ID: ER-1608
Principal Investigator: Dr. Stuart Strand, University of Washington
SERDP Jan 2008

New Approaches to Evaluate the Biological Degradation of RDX in Groundwater

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Project ID: ER-1607
Principal Investigator: Dr. Paul Hatzinger, CB&I Federal Services
SERDP Jan 2008

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

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

Novel Anaerobic Wastewater Treatment System for Energy Generation at Forward Operating Bases

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Project ID: ER-2218
Principal Investigator: Dr. Kathryn Guy, U.S. Army ERDC-CERL
SERDP Mar 2012

Numerical Modeling of Post-Remediation Impacts of Anaerobic Bioremediation on Groundwater Quality

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Project ID: ER-2131
Principal Investigator: Dr. Robert Borden P.E., North Carolina State University
SERDP Mar 2011

PAH Interactions with Soil and Effects on Bioaccessibility and Bioavailability to Humans

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Project ID: ER-1743
Principal Investigator: Ms. Yvette Lowney, Exponent
SERDP Oct 2009

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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