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.

Completed Projects List
Project Title Completed

Development of Extraction Tests for Determining the Bioavailability of Metals in Soil

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1165
Principal Investigator: Mr. Michael Ruby, Integral Consulting
SERDP Apr 2005

Novel Technology for Wide-Area Screening of ERC-Contaminated Soils

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1228
Principal Investigator: Mr. Colin Cumming, Nomadics, Inc.
SERDP Jul 2005

Long-Term Monitoring for Explosives-Contaminated Groundwater

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1298
Principal Investigator: Dr. Mark Fisher, Nomadics, Inc.
SERDP Aug 2005

Novel Pathways of Nitroaromatic Metabolism: Hydroxylamine Formation, Reactivity and Potential for Ring Fission for Destruction of TNT

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1214
Principal Investigator: Joseph Hughes, Georgia Tech
SERDP Aug 2005

Integrated Automated Analyzer for Monitoring of Explosives in Groundwater

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1297
Principal Investigator: Dr. Yuehe Lin, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
SERDP Sep 2005

Bacterial Degradation of DNT and TNT Mixtures

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1212
Principal Investigator: Dr. Rebecca Parales, University of California, Davis
SERDP Oct 2005

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

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1254
Principal Investigator: Dr. Roman Kuperman, U.S Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center
SERDP Feb 2006

Measurement and Modeling of Energetic Material Mass Transfer to Pore Water

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1227
Principal Investigator: Dr. Stephen Webb, Sandia National Laboratories
SERDP May 2006

PIMS -- Remediation of Soil and Groundwater Contaminated with Metals

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200020
Principal Investigator: Dr. Judith Wright Ph.D., PIMS NW, Inc., President & CEO
ESTCP 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

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

Grenade Range Management Using Lime for Dual Role of Metals Immobilization and Explosives Transformation

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200216
Principal Investigator: Dr. Steven Larson, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
ESTCP Jun 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

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

Impacts of Fire Ecology Range Management (FERM) on the Fate and Transport of Energetic Materials on Testing and Training Ranges

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1305
Principal Investigator: Mr. Eric Foote, Battelle Memorial Institute
SERDP Jul 2007

Biodegradation of Nitroaromatic Compounds by Stimulating Humic Substance- and Fe(III)-Reduction

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1377
Principal Investigator: Dr. Kevin Finneran, Clemson University
SERDP Jul 2007

Lanthanide-Containing Cyclophanes for the Detection of Explosives and Propellants

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1418
Principal Investigator: Dr. Nicholas Prokopuk, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)
SERDP Jul 2007

Development of Environmental Data for Navy, Air Force, and Marine Munitions

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1480
Principal Investigator: Mr. Jay Clausen, ERDC-CRREL
SERDP Jul 2007

Enhancement of In Situ Bioremediation of Energetic Compounds by Coupled Abiotic/Biotic Processes

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1376
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jim Szecsody, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
SERDP Aug 2007

Symposium & Workshop

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