Protecting Groundwater Resources

SERDP and ESTCP projects are focused on developing and demonstrating technologies that allow for continued operation of testing and training ranges, while preventing migration of contaminants to groundwater.

Completed Projects List
Project Title Completed

In Situ Bioremediation of Energetic Compounds in Groundwater

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200425
Principal Investigator: Dr. Paul Hatzinger, CB&I Federal Services
ESTCP May 2012

Passive Reactive Berm (PRBerm) to Provide Low Maintenance Lead Containment at Active Small Arms Firing Ranges

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200406
Principal Investigator: Dr. Steven Larson, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
ESTCP Jan 2012

Open Burn/Open Detonation (OB/OD) Management Using Lime for Explosives Transformation

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200742
Principal Investigator: Mr. Andy Martin, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
ESTCP Oct 2011

Remediation of Explosives Contaminated Groundwater with Zero-Valent Iron

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1232
Principal Investigator: Dr. Paul Tratnyek, Oregon Health & Science University
SERDP Oct 2011

Field Portable GC-MS Unit for Semi-Volatile Compound Analysis in Groundwater

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200922
Principal Investigator: Dr. Anthony Bednar, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
ESTCP Jun 2011

Environmental Fate and Exposure Assessment for Arsenic in Groundwater

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1374
Principal Investigator: Dr. Janet Hering, California Institute of Technology
SERDP Jan 2011

Field Demonstration/Validation of Electrolytic Barriers for Energetic Compounds at Pueblo Chemical Depot

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200519
Principal Investigator: Dr. Tom Sale, Colorado State University
ESTCP Jul 2010

Plant-Based Containment/Treatment of Energetic Material Releases for Application on Testing and Training Ranges

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1500
Principal Investigator: Dr. Petronella Best, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - NRMRL
SERDP Jun 2010

In Place Soil Treatments for Prevention of Explosives Contamination

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200434
Principal Investigator: Dr. Mark Fuller, CB&I
ESTCP Sep 2009

Anaerobic Biostimulation for the In Situ Precipitation and Long-Term Sequestration of Metal Sulfides

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1373
Principal Investigator: Dr. Mary DeFlaun, GeoSyntec Consultants
SERDP Aug 2009

Engineering Transgenic Plants for the Sustained Containment and In Situ Treatment of Energetic Materials

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1318
Principal Investigator: Dr. Stuart Strand, University of Washington
SERDP Jun 2009

Comparative Demonstration of Active and Semi-Passive In Situ Bioremediation Approaches for Perchlorate-Impacted Groundwater

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200219
Principal Investigator: Mr. Evan Cox, GeoSyntec Consultants
ESTCP Jan 2009

Soil Amendments to Reduce Bioavailability of Metals in Soils: Experimental Studies and Spectroscopic Verification

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1351
Principal Investigator: Dr. M. Katherine Banks, Purdue University
SERDP Dec 2008

Treatment of RDX and HMX Plumes Using Mulch Biowalls

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200426
Principal Investigator: Charles Newell, Groundwater Services Inc.
ESTCP Aug 2008

Remediation of TNT and RDX in Groundwater Using Zero-Valent Iron Permeable Reactive Barriers and Zero-Valent Iron In Situ Treatment Wells

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200223
Principal Investigator: Dr. Rick Johnson, Oregon Health and Science University
ESTCP May 2008

Validation of a Rapid and Low-Cost Method for Prediction of the Oral Bioavailability of Lead from Small Arms Range Soils

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200222
Principal Investigator: Dr. Desmond Bannon, U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine (USACHPPM)
ESTCP Sep 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

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

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