Managing Contaminated Groundwater

Contaminated groundwater sites represent a significant liability for DoD and require characterization, remediation, and monitoring. SERDP and ESTCP efforts are leading to improved cleanup practices and reduced life-cycle costs.

Completed Projects List
Project Title Completed

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

Engineered Intrinsic Bioremediation of Ammonium Perchlorate in Groundwater

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1562
Principal Investigator: Dr. Ronald Crawford, University of Idaho
SERDP Dec 2010

Loading Rates and Impacts of Substrate Delivery for Enhanced Anaerobic Bioremediation

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200627
Principal Investigator: Bruce Henry,
ESTCP Nov 2010

Reducing Ion Exchange Treatment Costs by Up to 40 Percent Using Tailored Activated Carbon

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200546
Principal Investigator: Mr. Trent Henderson, ARCADIS G&M, Inc.
ESTCP Oct 2010

Multi-Scale Experiments to Evaluate Mobility Control Methods for Enhancing the Sweep Efficiency of Injected Subsurface Remediation Amendments

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1486
Principal Investigator: Dr. John McCray, Colorado School of Mines
SERDP Oct 2010

Critical Evaluation of State-of-the-Art In Situ Thermal Treatment Technologies for DNAPL Source Zone Treatment

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200314
Principal Investigator: Dr. Paul Johnson, Arizona State University
ESTCP Oct 2010

Decision and Management Tools for DNAPL Sites: Optimization of Chlorinated Solvent Source and Plume Remediation Considering Uncertainty

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200704
Principal Investigator: Dr. Ronald Falta, Clemson University
ESTCP Oct 2010

Emulsified Zero-Valent Nanoscale Iron Treatment of Chlorinated Solvent DNAPL Source Areas

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200431
Principal Investigator: Mr. Thomas Krug, Geosyntec Consultants
ESTCP Sep 2010

Integrated Ion Exchange Regeneration Process for Drinking Water

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200545
Principal Investigator: Mr. Trent Henderson, ARCADIS G&M, Inc.
ESTCP Aug 2010

In Situ Bioremediation of Perchlorate in Vadose Zone Soil Using Gaseous Electron Donors

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200511
Principal Investigator: Dr. Patrick Evans, CDM Smith
ESTCP Aug 2010

Improved Monitoring Methods for Performance Assessment During Remediation of DNAPL Source Zones

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1490
Principal Investigator: Dr. Robert Siegrist, Colorado School of Mines
SERDP Aug 2010

Prospects for Remediation of 1,2,3-Trichloropropane by Natural and Engineered Abiotic Degradation Reactions

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1457
Principal Investigator: Dr. Paul Tratnyek, Oregon Health & Science University
SERDP Aug 2010

Field Demonstration of a Novel Biotreatment Process for Perchlorate Reduction

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200636
Principal Investigator: Dr. Marc Deshusses, Duke University
ESTCP Jul 2010

An Enzymatic Bioassay for Perchlorate

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1530
Principal Investigator: Dr. John Coates, University of California, Berkeley
SERDP Jul 2010

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

Remediation of DNAPL through Sequential In Situ Chemical Oxidation and Bioaugmentation

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200116
Principal Investigator: Dr David Major, GeoSyntec
ESTCP Jun 2010

Integration of Multi-Tension Permeametry and Photogrammetric Textural Segmentation for Estimating Directional Permeability

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1366
Principal Investigator: Dr. Anderson Ward, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
SERDP Apr 2010

Bioaugmentation for Groundwater Remediation

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200515
Principal Investigator: Dr. Robert Steffan, Shaw Environmental, Inc.
ESTCP Feb 2010

Improved Understanding of In Situ Chemical Oxidation (ISCO)

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1289
Principal Investigator: Dr. David W. Major, GeoSyntec Consultants
SERDP Jan 2010

Biologically Active Zone Enhancement (BAZE) for In Situ RDX Degradation in Ground Water

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200110
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jeffrey Davis, U.S. Army, ERDC
ESTCP Jan 2010

Symposium & Workshop

FY 2013 New Start Project Selections

FY 2013 New Start Project Selections for the Environmental Solicitation

NEW! National Academy of Sciences Report:
Alternatives for Managing the Nation's Complex Contaminated Groundwater Sites (2012)
 
Workshop Report:
Investment Strategies to Optimize Research and Demonstration Impacts in Support of DoD Restoration Goals (2011)
 
Defense Environmental Restoration Program