Monitoring

Monitoring remains the foundation of groundwater cleanup efforts. SERDP and ESTCP efforts focus on improving performance and compliance monitoring needed to design, optimize, and operate treatment systems.

Completed Projects List
Project Title Completed

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

Integrated Automated Analyzer for Monitoring of Explosives in Groundwater

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1297
Principal Investigator: Dr. Yuehe Lin, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
SERDP Sep 2005

Portable SERS Instrument for Explosives Monitoring

Project Information
Project ID: ER-199917
Principal Investigator: Dr. John Haas, Applied Research Associates, Inc.
ESTCP Apr 2006

Demonstration and Validation of a Water and Solute Flux Measuring Device

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200114
Principal Investigator: Dr. Kirk Hatfield, University of Florida
ESTCP Nov 2006

Fiber Optic Biosensors for Contaminant Monitoring

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200115
Principal Investigator: Dr. Ken Reardon, Colorado State University
ESTCP Dec 2006

Radon-222 as a Natural Tracer for Monitoring the Remediation of NAPL Contamination in the Subsurface

Project Information
Project ID: ER-199916
Principal Investigator: Dr. Lew Semprini, Oregon State University
ESTCP Dec 2006

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

Applied Innovative Technologies for Characterization of Explosives-Contaminated DoD Building Foundations and Underlying Soils

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200130
Principal Investigator: Mr. Jay Hodges, US Army Corps of Engineers - Omaha District
ESTCP Jan 2007

Nano-Engineered Electrochemical Sensors for Monitoring of Toxic Metals in Groundwater

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1267
Principal Investigator: Dr. Thomas Zemanian, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
SERDP Mar 2007

Lanthanide-Containing Cyclophanes for the Detection of Explosives and Propellants

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1418
Principal Investigator: Dr. Nicholas Prokopuk, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)
SERDP Jul 2007

MEMS Sensors with Chemically Selective Coatings of Ionic Liquids

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1464
Principal Investigator: Dr. Costas Tsouris, Oak Ridge National Lab
SERDP Nov 2007

Monitoring of Water and Contaminant Migration at the Groundwater-Surface Water Interface

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200422
Principal Investigator: Dr. D. Bart Chadwick, SPAWAR
ESTCP Jan 2008

Estimating Cleanup Times Associated with Combining Source-Area Remediation with Monitored Natural Attenuation

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200436
Principal Investigator: Dr. Mark Kram, Groundswell Technologies, Inc
ESTCP Feb 2008

Integrated Protocol for Assessment of Long-Term Sustainability of Monitored Natural Attenuation of Chlorinated Solvent Plumes

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1349
Principal Investigator: Dr. Mark Widdowson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
SERDP Feb 2008

Using Advanced Analysis Approaches to Complete Long-Term Evaluations of Natural Attenuation Processes on the Remediation of Dissolved Chlorinated Solvent Contamination

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1348
Principal Investigator: Dr. Steven Brauner, Parsons
SERDP Oct 2008

Adaptive Long-Term Monitoring at Environmental Restoration Sites

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200629
Principal Investigator: Ms. Karla Harre, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Engineering Service Center
ESTCP May 2009

Demonstration/Validation of Long-Term Monitoring Using Wells Installed by Direct-Push Technologies

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200011
Principal Investigator: Mr. Bill Major, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Engineering Service Center
ESTCP Oct 2009

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

Sediment Ecosystem Assessment Protocol (SEAP): An Accurate and Integrated Weight-of-Evidence Based System

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1550
Principal Investigator: Dr. G. Allen Burton Jr., University of Michigan
SERDP Jan 2011

Demonstration and Validation of GTS Long-Term Monitoring Optimization Software at Military and Government Sites

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200714
Principal Investigator: Mr. Philip Hunter, HQ AFCEE/BCE
ESTCP Feb 2011