Persistent Contamination

Some groundwater contamination remains difficult to remove, residing as DNAPLs or in difficult-to-treat areas such as fractured geologic media and low permeable zones.  SERDP and ESTCP efforts seek to better understand what causes persistent contamination and which methods are most effective in remediating and monitoring such sites.

Completed Projects List
Project Title Completed

High Resolution Seismic Reflection to Characterize and Plan Remediation at Hazardous Waste Sites

Project Information
Project ID: ER-199601
Principal Investigator: Ms. Rebecca Biggers, Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center
ESTCP Oct 1999

Surfactant Enhanced DNAPL Removal

Project Information
Project ID: ER-199714
Principal Investigator: Ms. Laura Yeh, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Engineering Service Center
ESTCP Aug 2001

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

Biodegradation of Dense Non-Aqueous Phase Liquids (DNAPL) Through Bioaugmentation of Source Areas

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200008
Principal Investigator: Ms. Carmen Lebr�n, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Engineering Service Center
ESTCP Aug 2008

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

CleanOX® In Situ Chemical Oxidation of Groundwater

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200016
Principal Investigator: Mr. Thomas Numbers P.E., MECX, LLC
ESTCP Apr 2005

Treatment of Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Contaminated Groundwater with Injectable Nanoscale Bimetallic Particles

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200017
Principal Investigator: Mr. David Liles, ARCADIS
ESTCP Feb 2009

Cyclodextrin-Enhanced In Situ Removal of Organic Contaminants from Groundwater at DoD Sites

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200113
Principal Investigator: Dr. Thomas Boving, University of Rhode Island
ESTCP May 2004

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

In Situ Bioremediation of Chlorinated Solvents Source Areas with Enhanced Mass Transfer

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200218
Principal Investigator: Dr. Kent Sorenson, Camp Dresser & McKee Inc.
ESTCP Sep 2008

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

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

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

Prediction of Groundwater Quality Improvement Down-Gradient of In Situ Permeable Treatment Barriers and Fully Remediated Source Zones

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200320
Principal Investigator: Dr. Paul Johnson, Arizona State University
ESTCP Sep 2008

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 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

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

Reductions in DNAPL Longevity Through Biological Flux Enhancement

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200438
Principal Investigator: Dr. C. Herb Ward, Rice University
ESTCP Sep 2009

Protocol for Selecting Remedies for Chlorinated Solvent Releases

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200530
Principal Investigator: Dr. Tom Sale, Colorado State University
ESTCP Mar 2011

In Situ Chemical Oxidation for Groundwater Remediation - Technology Practices Manual

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200623
Principal Investigator: Dr. Robert Siegrist, Colorado School of Mines
ESTCP Apr 2011