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

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 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

Federal Integrated Biotreatment Research Consortium (FIBRC): Flask to Field Initiative

Project Information
Project ID: ER-720
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jeff Talley, University of Notre Dame
SERDP Oct 1999

Foam Delivery of Hydrogen for Enhanced Aquifer Contacting and Anaerobic Bioremediation of Chlorinated Solvents

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1203
Principal Investigator: Dr. George Hirasaki, Rice University
SERDP Nov 2005

Fuel Hydrocarbon Remediation

Project Information
Project ID: ER-20
SERDP Oct 1995

Fundamental Study of the Delivery of Nanoiron to DNAPL Source Zones in Naturally Heterogeneous Field Systems

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1485
Principal Investigator: Dr. Gregory Lowry, Carnegie Mellon University
SERDP Sep 2012

Fusion of Tomography Tests for DNAPL Source Zone Characterization: Technology Development and Validation

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1365
Principal Investigator: Dr. Walter Illman, University of Waterloo
SERDP Jul 2011

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

Impacts of DNAPL Source Zone Treatment: Experimental and Modeling Assessment of Benefits of Partial Source Removal

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1295
Principal Investigator: Dr. Lynn Wood, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
SERDP Dec 2009

Improved Field Evaluation of NAPL Dissolution and Source Longevity

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200833
Principal Investigator: Dr. Michael Kavanaugh, GeoSyntec Consultants
ESTCP Nov 2011

Improved Monitoring Methods for Performance Assessment During Remediation of DNAPL Source Zones

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1490
Principal Investigator: Dr. Robert Siegrist, Colorado School of Mines
SERDP Aug 2010

Improved Understanding of Fenton-Like Reactions for In Situ Remediation of Contaminated Groundwater Including Treatment of Sorbed Contaminants and Destruction of DNAPLs

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1288
Principal Investigator: Dr. Richard Watts, Washington State University
SERDP Apr 2006

Improved Understanding of In Situ Chemical Oxidation (ISCO)

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1289
Principal Investigator: Dr. David W. Major, GeoSyntec Consultants
SERDP Jan 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

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

In Situ Thermal Remediation of DNAPL Source Zones

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1458
Principal Investigator: Dr. Rick Johnson, Oregon Health and Science University
SERDP Dec 2011

Innovative Electrochemical Injection and Mixing Strategies for Stimulation of In Situ Bioremediation

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1204
Principal Investigator: Dr. Steven Larson, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
SERDP Jul 2007

Integrated Geophysical Detection of DNAPL Source Zones

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1090
Principal Investigator: Dr. Robert Grimm, Southwest Research Institute
SERDP Oct 1999

Investigation of Chemical Reactivity, Mass Recovery and Biological Activity During Thermal Treatment of DNAPL Source Zones

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1419
Principal Investigator: Dr. Kurt Pennell, Georgia Institute of Technology
SERDP Apr 2009

Joint U.S./Germany In-Situ Bioremediation Demonstration

Project Information
Project ID: ER-99
SERDP Oct 1997