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

Mechanisms and Permanence of Sequestered Lead and Arsenic in Soils: Impact on Human Bioavailability

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1742
Principal Investigator: Dr. Nicholas Basta, The Ohio State University
SERDP Nov 2009

Evaluation of Perchlorate Sources in the Rialto-Colton-Fontana Area Using Chlorine and Oxygen Stable Isotope Ratio Analysis and Depth-Dependent Water Quality Data

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200942
Principal Investigator: Dr. Paul Hatzinger, CB&I Federal Services
ESTCP Jan 2010

Evaluation of Resuspension from Dredging, Extreme Storm Events, and Propeller Wash in DoD Harbors

Project Information
Project ID: ER-201031
Principal Investigator: Dr. Pei-Fang Wang, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR)
ESTCP Jan 2010

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

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

The Biology of Bioavailability: The Role of Functional Ecology in Exposure Processes

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1750
Principal Investigator: Dr. Todd Bridges, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
SERDP Feb 2010

Coupling Between Pore Water Fluxes, Structural Heterogeneity, and Biogeochemical Processes Controls Contaminant Mobility, Bioavailability, and Toxicity in Sediments

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Project ID: ER-1745
Principal Investigator: Dr. Aaron Packman, Northwestern University
SERDP Apr 2010

Water Conservation: Tertiary Treatment and Recycling of Waste Water

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Project ID: ER-201020
Principal Investigator: Mr. Sonny Maga, Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC)
ESTCP Apr 2010

Assessing Mercury and Methylmercury Bioavailability in Sediment Pore Water Using Mercury-Specific Hydrogels

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Project ID: ER-1771
Principal Investigator: Dr. Victor Magar, ENVIRON
SERDP Apr 2010

Lead and Antimony Speciation in Shooting Range Soils: Molecular Scale Analysis, Temporal Trends, and Mobility

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1770
Principal Investigator: Dr. Thomas Trainor, University of Alaska Fairbanks
SERDP Apr 2010

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

Enhanced Attenuation of Unsaturated Chlorinated Solvent Source Zones Using Direct Hydrogen Delivery

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Project ID: ER-201027
Principal Investigator: Charles Newell, Groundwater Services Inc.
ESTCP Apr 2010

Evaluation of Groundwater Levels and Movement Near the Rialto-Colton Fault

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Project ID: ER-201035
Principal Investigator: Mr. John Izbicki, U.S. Geological Survey
ESTCP Jun 2010

Bioavailability and Methylation Potential of Mercury Sulfides in Sediments

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Project ID: ER-1744
Principal Investigator: Dr. Heileen Hsu-Kim, Duke University
SERDP Jun 2010

Basic Research Addressing Contaminants in Low Permeability Zones

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1740
Principal Investigator: Dr. Tom Sale, Colorado State University
SERDP Oct 2010

Full-Scale Fixed-Bed Biological Perchlorate Destruction Demonstration

Project Information
Project ID: ER-201169
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jess Brown, Carollo Engineers
ESTCP Jan 2011

Use Of Mass-Flux Measurement and Vapor-Phase Tomography to Quantify Vadose-Zone Source Strength and Distribution

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Project ID: ER-201125
Principal Investigator: Dr. Mark Brusseau, University of Arizona
ESTCP Jan 2011

Application of Biofilm-Covered Activated Carbon Particles as a Microbial Inoculum Delivery System for Enhanced Bioaugmentation of PCBs in Contaminated Sediment

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Project ID: ER-2135
Principal Investigator: Dr. Birthe Kjellerup, Goucher College
SERDP Mar 2011

Microelectrode Observatory for In Situ Monitoring of Metals Concentration and Mobility in Contaminated Sediments

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Project ID: ER-201128
Principal Investigator: Dr. Nancy Ruiz, Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center
ESTCP Mar 2011

Demonstration and Commercialization of the Sediment Ecosystem Assessment Protocol (SEAP)

Project Information
Project ID: ER-201130
Principal Investigator: Mr. Gunther Rosen, SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific
ESTCP Mar 2011