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.

Active Projects List
Project Title Start Date

Identification and Characterization of Natural Sources of Perchlorate

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1435
Principal Investigator: Dr. Gregory Harvey, U.S. Air Force
SERDP Apr 2005

Integrated Field-Scale, Lab-Scale, and Modeling Studies for Improving the Ability to Assess the Groundwater to Indoor Air Pathway at Chlorinated Solvent-Impacted Groundwater Sites

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1686
Principal Investigator: Dr. Paul Johnson, Arizona State University
SERDP Jan 2009

Vapor Intrusion from Entrapped NAPL Sources and Groundwater Plumes: Process Understanding and Improved Modeling Tools for Pathway Assessment

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1687
Principal Investigator: Dr. Tissa Illangasekare, Colorado School of Mines
SERDP Jan 2009

Remediation of Perfluoroalkyl Contaminated Aquifers using an In Situ Two-Layer Barrier: Laboratory Batch and Column Study

Project Information
Project ID: ER-2127
Principal Investigator: Dr. Qingguo Huang, University of Georgia
SERDP Mar 2011

Impacts on Groundwater Quality Following the Application of ISCO: Understanding the Cause of and Designing Mitigation for Metals Mobilization

Project Information
Project ID: ER-2132
Principal Investigator: Dr. Kevin Gardner, University of New Hampshire
SERDP Mar 2011

Behavior of Perfluoroalkyl Chemicals in Contaminated Groundwater

Project Information
Project ID: ER-2126
Principal Investigator: Dr. Christopher Higgins, Colorado School of Mines
SERDP Mar 2011

Characterization of the Fate and Biotransformation of Fluorochemicals in AFFF-Contaminated Groundwater at Fire/Crash Testing Military Sites

Project Information
Project ID: ER-2128
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jennifer Field, Oregon State University
SERDP Mar 2011

Numerical Modeling of Post-Remediation Impacts of Anaerobic Bioremediation on Groundwater Quality

Project Information
Project ID: ER-2131
Principal Investigator: Dr. Robert Borden P.E., North Carolina State University
SERDP Mar 2011

Secondary Impacts of In Situ Remediation on Groundwater Quality and Post-Treatment Management Strategies

Project Information
Project ID: ER-2129
Principal Investigator: Dr. Kurt Pennell, Tufts University
SERDP Mar 2011

Assessing the Potential Consequences of Subsurface Bioremediation: Iron-Oxide Bioreductive Processes and the Propensity for Contaminant-Colloid Co-Transport and Media Structural Breakdown

Project Information
Project ID: ER-2130
Principal Investigator: Mr. Philip Jardine, University of Tennessee
SERDP Mar 2011

Developing and Field-Testing Genetic Catabolic Probes for Monitored Natural Attenuation of 1,4-Dioxane with a One-Year Timeframe

Project Information
Project ID: ER-2301
Principal Investigator: Dr. Pedro Alvarez, Rice University
SERDP Jan 2013

Proof-of-Concept Study: Novel Microbially-Driven Fenton Reaction for In Situ Remediation of Groundwater Contaminated With 1,4-Dioxane, Tetrachloroethene (PCE) and Trichloroethene (TCE)

Project Information
Project ID: ER-2305
Principal Investigator: Dr. Thomas DiChristina, Georgia Institute of Technology
SERDP Jan 2013

Development of a Passive Flux Meter Approach to Quantifying 1,4-Dioxane Mass Flux

Project Information
Project ID: ER-2304
Principal Investigator: Dr. Michael Annable, University of Florida
SERDP Jan 2013

In Situ Bioremediation of 1,4-Dioxane by Methane Oxidizing Bacteria in Coupled Anaerobic-Aerobic Zones

Project Information
Project ID: ER-2306
Principal Investigator: Dr. Charles Schaefer, Shaw Environmental, Inc.
SERDP Jan 2013

In Situ Biodegradation of 1,4-Dioxane: Effects of Metals and Chlorinated Solvent Co-Contaminants

Project Information
Project ID: ER-2300
Principal Investigator: Dr. Shaily Mahendra, University of California, Los Angeles
SERDP Jan 2013

Facilitated Transport Enabled In Situ Chemical Oxidation of 1,4-Dioxane-Contaminated Groundwater

Project Information
Project ID: ER-2302
Principal Investigator: Dr. Kenneth Carroll, New Mexico State University
SERDP Jan 2013

In Situ Treatment and Management Strategies for 1,4-Dioxane-Contaminated Groundwater

Project Information
Project ID: ER-2307
Principal Investigator: Dr. David Adamson, GSI Environmental, Inc.
SERDP Jan 2013

Validation of Chlorine and Oxygen Isotope Ratio Analysis to Differentiate Perchlorate Sources and to Document Perchlorate Biodegradation

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200509
Principal Investigator: Dr. Paul Hatzinger, CB&I Federal Services
ESTCP Apr 2005

Perchlorate Destruction and Potable Water Production Using Membrane Biofilm Reduction

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200541
Principal Investigator: Dr. Patrick Evans, CDM Smith
ESTCP Oct 2005

Demonstration of a New, Highly Perchlorate-Selective Ion Exchange Resin Coupled with Resin-Optimized, Single-Vessel Engineering Design

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200542
Principal Investigator: Jim Summerfield, Dow Water and Process Solutions
ESTCP Oct 2005