Managing Contaminants on Ranges

Military testing and training requires the firing of live ammunition, which can result in contamination of operational ranges by toxic metals and munitions constituents. SERDP and ESTCP efforts are addressing the unique challenges these ranges present for characterization, control, and treatment technologies.

Active Projects List
Project Title Start Date

Validation of Stable Isotope Ratio Analysis to Document the Biodegradation and Natural Attenuation of RDX

Project Information
Project ID: ER-201208
Principal Investigator: Dr. Paul Hatzinger, CB&I Federal Services
ESTCP Mar 2012

Tracking the Uptake, Translocation, Cycling, and Metabolism of Munitions Compounds in Coastal Marine Ecosystems using Stable Isotopic Tracer

Project Information
Project ID: ER-2122
Principal Investigator: Dr. Craig Tobias, University of Connecticut
SERDP Mar 2011

TNT Incorporation and Mineralization by Natural Microbial Assemblages at Frontal Boundaries between Water Masses and in Underlying Sediments in Coastal Ecosystems

Project Information
Project ID: ER-2124
Principal Investigator: Dr. Michael Montgomery, Naval Research Laboratory
SERDP Mar 2011

Sustainable Range Management of RDX and TNT by Phytoremediation with Engineered Plants

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1498
Principal Investigator: Dr. Neil Bruce, University of York
SERDP Feb 2006

Rhizosphere Bacterial Degradation of RDX, Understanding and Enhancement

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1504
Principal Investigator: Professor Stuart Strand, University of Washington
SERDP Apr 2006

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 Biobarrier for Treating Comingled Perchlorate and RDX in Groundwater at an Active Range

Project Information
Project ID: ER-201028
Principal Investigator: Dr. Paul Hatzinger, CB&I Federal Services
ESTCP Nov 2009

Optimal Incremental Sampling Methods: Tools for Mean Estimation and Spatial Delineation

Project Information
Project ID: ER-201329
Principal Investigator: Mr. John Hathaway, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
ESTCP Jan 2013

New Approaches to Evaluate the Biological Degradation of RDX in Groundwater

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

Molecular Microbiology of Nitroamine Degradation in Soils

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

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

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

Mobility of Particulate and Dissolved Munitions Constituents in the Vadose Zone at Operational Ranges

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1690
Principal Investigator: Dr. Melanie Mayes, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
SERDP Mar 2009

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

Interaction of Microbial and Abiotic Processes in Soil Leading to the (Bio)Conversion and Ultimate Attenuation of New Insensitive Munitions Compounds

Project Information
Project ID: ER-2221
Principal Investigator: Dr. James A. Field, University of Arizona
SERDP Mar 2012

Innovative Technology to Sequester Depleted Uranium from Test and Training Range Soil Fines

Project Information
Project ID: ER-201321
Principal Investigator: Dr. Steven Larson, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
ESTCP Jan 2013

Improving Understanding of the Fate and Transport of Munitions Constituents to Enhance Sustainability of Operational Ranges

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1688
Principal Investigator: Dr. Herbert Allen, University of Delaware
SERDP Mar 2009

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

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

Generation of Biodegradation-Sorption Barriers for Munitions Constituents

Project Information
Project ID: ER-201123
Principal Investigator: Dr. Robert Borden P.E., North Carolina State University
ESTCP Mar 2011

Full In Silico Calibration of Empirical Predictive Models for Environmental Fate Properties of Novel Munitions Compounds

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1735
Principal Investigator: Dr. Paul Tratnyek, Oregon Health & Science University
SERDP Nov 2009

Fate of Plant Tissue Associated RDX in Surface Soil

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1412
Principal Investigator: Dr. Charles Reynolds, U.S. Army ERDC/CRREL
SERDP Dec 2004

Symposium & Workshop

FY 2013 New Start Project Selections

FY 2013 New Start Project Selections for the Environmental Solicitation

Report to Congress on Sustainable Ranges
 
Workshop Report:
Technology Needs for DoD Operational Range Assessment and Management (2007)