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

In-Situ Bioreduction and Removal of Ammonium Perchlorate

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1162
Principal Investigator: Dr. John Coates, University of California, Berkeley
SERDP May 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

Environmental Fate and Transport of a New Energetic Material, CL-20

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1256
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jalal Hawari, Biotechnology Research Institute, National Research Council of Canada
SERDP Jul 2006

Factors Affecting cis-DCE and VC Biological Transformation under Anaerobic Conditions

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1169
Principal Investigator: Dr. Alfred Spormann, Stanford University
SERDP Oct 2006

Identification of Metabolic Routes and Catabolic Enzymes Involved in Phytoremediation of the Nitro-Substituted Explosives TNT, RDX, and HMX

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1317
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jerald Schnoor, The University of Iowa
SERDP Oct 2006

Distribution and Fate of Energetics on DoD Test and Training Ranges

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1155
Principal Investigator: Dr. Tom Jenkins, U.S. Army ERDC-CRREL
SERDP Oct 2006

Reaction and Transport Processes Controlling In Situ Chemical Oxidation of DNAPLs

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1290
Principal Investigator: Dr. Robert Siegrist, Colorado School of Mines
SERDP Nov 2006

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

Nano-Engineered Electrochemical Sensors for Monitoring of Toxic Metals in Groundwater

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1267
Principal Investigator: Dr. Thomas Zemanian, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
SERDP Mar 2007

Speciation, Sources, and Bioavailability of Copper and Zinc in DoD-Impacted Harbors and Estuaries

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1158
Principal Investigator: Dr. Martin Shafer, University of Wisconsin-Madison
SERDP Apr 2007

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

Sustainability of Long-Term Abiotic Attenuation of Chlorinated Ethenes

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1369
Principal Investigator: Dr. Michelle Scherer, University of Iowa
SERDP May 2007

Ecological Risk Assessment of Perchlorate in Avian Species, Rodents, Amphibians and Fish

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1235
Principal Investigator: Dr. Ronald Kendall, Texas Tech University
SERDP Jun 2007

Innovative Electrochemical Injection and Mixing Strategies for Stimulation of In Situ Bioremediation

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1204
Principal Investigator: Dr. Steven Larson, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
SERDP Jul 2007

NETTS Program - Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC), Port Hueneme, CA

Project Information
Project ID: ER-863
Principal Investigator: Mr. Bill Major, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Engineering Service Center
SERDP Jul 2007

NETTS Program - Former Wurtsmith AFB, MI

Project Information
Project ID: ER-864
Principal Investigator: Dr. Michael Barcelona, University of Michigan
SERDP Jul 2007

NETTS Program - Dover AFB, Delaware

Project Information
Project ID: ER-866
Principal Investigator: Timothy McHale, NAVFAC ESC, EV 411
SERDP Jul 2007

Genetic and Biochemical Basis for the Transformation of Energetic Materials (RDX, TNT, DNTs) by Plants

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1319
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jacqueline Shanks, Iowa State University
SERDP Jul 2007

Modified Activated Carbon Perchlorate Sorbents

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1428
Principal Investigator: Dr. Wayne Lukens, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
SERDP Jul 2007

Decreasing Toxic Metal Bioavailability with Novel Soil Amendment Strategies

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1350
Principal Investigator: Mr. Philip Jardine, University of Tennessee
SERDP Jul 2007