Emerging Issues

SERDP and ESTCP efforts focus on the fate, transport, and treatment of emerging groundwater contaminants.  Studies also examine new pathways for human exposure from contaminated groundwater, such as vapor intrusion, with the goal of preventing or mitigating such exposure.

Completed Projects List
Project Title Completed

Bioremediation of Hydrazine

Project Information
Project ID: ER-118
Principal Investigator: Mr. Jim Hurley, Air Force Research Laboratory
SERDP Oct 1997

Explosives Conjugation Products in Remediation Matrices

Project Information
Project ID: ER-715
SERDP Oct 1998

An Enzymatic Bioassay for Perchlorate

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

Perchlorate Remediation Using New Nanoscale Dendritic Polymer Technology

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1599
Principal Investigator: Dr. Anja Mueller, Central Michigan University
SERDP Oct 2009

Oxygenase-Catalyzed Biodegradation of Emerging Water Contaminants: 1,4-Dioxane and N-Nitrosodimethylamine

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1417
Principal Investigator: Dr. Lisa Alvarez-Cohen, University of California at Berkeley
SERDP Feb 2012

Abiotic and Biotic Mechanisms Controlling In Situ Remediation of NDMA

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1421
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jim Szecsody, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
SERDP Aug 2009

Biodegradation of 1,4-Dioxane

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1422
Principal Investigator: Dr. Robert Steffan, Shaw Environmental, Inc.
SERDP Feb 2008

Modified Activated Carbon Perchlorate Sorbents

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1428
Principal Investigator: Dr. Wayne Lukens, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
SERDP Jul 2007

Evaluation of Alternative Causes of Widespread, Low Concentration Perchlorate Impacts to Groundwater

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1429
Principal Investigator: Mr. Evan Cox, GeoSyntec Consultants
SERDP Jul 2011

Removal of Perchlorate from Water and Wastewater by Catalytic Hydrogen Gas Membrane Systems

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1430
Principal Investigator: Dr. Chin-Pao Huang, University of Delaware
SERDP Feb 2008

Bioremediation Approaches for Treating Low Concentrations of N-Nitrosodimethylamine in Groundwater

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1456
Principal Investigator: Dr. Paul Hatzinger, CB&I Federal Services
SERDP Dec 2008

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

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

In-Situ Bioreduction and Removal of Ammonium Perchlorate

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1162
Principal Investigator: Dr. John Coates, University of California, Berkeley
SERDP May 2006

In Situ Bioremediation of Perchlorate

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1163
Principal Investigator: Dr. Paul Hatzinger, CB&I Federal Services
SERDP May 2002

In Situ Bioremediation of Perchlorate-Impacted Groundwater

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1164
Principal Investigator: Mr. Evan Cox, GeoSyntec Consultants
SERDP Jun 2002

Demonstration of Regenerable, Large-Scale Ion Exchange System Using WBA Resin in Rialto, CA

Project Information
Project ID: ER-201168
Principal Investigator: Mr. Jeffrey Rine, Applied Research Associates, Inc.
ESTCP Dec 2012

In Situ Bioremediation of MTBE in Groundwater

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200013
Principal Investigator: Ms. Karen Miller, Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center
ESTCP Apr 2003

In Situ Remediation of MTBE-Contaminated Aquifers Using Propane Biosparging

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200015
Principal Investigator: Dr. Robert Steffan, Shaw Environmental, Inc.
ESTCP Jan 2003

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