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

Development of Simulators for In-Situ Remediation Evaluation, Design, and Operation

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1062
Principal Investigator: Dr. Mark Dortch, USAE Waterways Experiment Station
SERDP Sep 2001

Development of a Mass Flux Toolkit to Quickly Evaluate Groundwater Impacts, Attenuation, and Remediation Alternatives

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200430
Principal Investigator: Dr. Charles Newell, GSI Environmental Inc.
ESTCP Jul 2006

Development of a Protocol and a Screening Tool for Selection of DNAPL Source Area Remediation

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200424
Principal Investigator: Ms. Carmen Lebr�n, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Engineering Service Center
ESTCP Jan 2012

Development of a Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS)-Based Sensor for the Long Term Monitoring of Toxic Anions

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1296
Principal Investigator: Dr. Pamela Boss, SPAWAR Systems Center San Diego
SERDP Aug 2005

Diagnostic Tools for Performance Evaluation of Innovative In-Situ Remediation Technologies at Chlorinated Solvent-Contaminated Sites

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200318
Principal Investigator: Dr. Michael Kavanaugh, GeoSyntec Consultants
ESTCP Jul 2011

Direct Fixed-Bed Biological Perchlorate Destruction Demonstration

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200544
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jess Brown, Carollo Engineers
ESTCP Jan 2009

Direct Push Chemical Sensors for DNAPL and Other VOCs

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200109
Principal Investigator: Dr. Stephen Lieberman, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR)
ESTCP Jan 2007

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

Dynamic Underground Stripping with Hydrous Pyrolysis Oxidation (DUS/HPO) – In Situ Destruction of DNAPLs and Dissolved Contaminants in Groundwater

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200014
Principal Investigator: Ms. Laura Yeh, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Engineering Service Center
ESTCP Apr 2005

Edible Oil Barriers for Treatment of Chlorinated Solvent- and Perchlorate-Contaminated Groundwater

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200221
Principal Investigator: Dr. Robert Borden P.E., North Carolina State University
ESTCP Feb 2006

Electrically Induced Redox Barriers for In Situ Treatment of Groundwater

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200112
Principal Investigator: Dr. Tom Sale, Colorado State University
ESTCP Oct 2006

Electromagnetic Surveys for 3-D Imaging of Subsurface Contaminants

Project Information
Project ID: ER-199718
Principal Investigator: Ms. Rebecca Biggers, Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center
ESTCP May 2000

Elucidation of the Mechanisms and Environmental Relevance of cis-Dichloroethene and Vinyl Chloride Biodegradation

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1557
Principal Investigator: Mr. Evan Cox, GeoSyntec Consultants
SERDP Dec 2012

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

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

Enhanced In Situ Anaerobic Bioremediation of Fuel-Contaminated Groundwater

Project Information
Project ID: ER-199522
Principal Investigator: Ms. Carmen Lebr�n, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Engineering Service Center
ESTCP Dec 1999

Enhanced Oxidative Bioremediation of cis-Dichloroethene and Vinyl Chloride Using Electron Shuttles

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200316
Principal Investigator: Ms. Carmen Lebr�n, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Engineering Service Center
ESTCP Jul 2009

Enhanced Reactant-Contaminant Contact Through the Use of Persulfate In Situ Chemical Oxidation (ISCO)

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1489
Principal Investigator: Dr. Richard Watts, Washington State University
SERDP Feb 2011

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

Enhancement of Source Area Reductive Dechlorination by the In Situ Formation of Catalytically Active Iron Sulfide Precipitate

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200226
Principal Investigator: Ms. Laura Yeh, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Engineering Service Center
ESTCP Jul 2005

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