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

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

Contaminant Mass Transfer During Boiling in Fractured Geologic Media

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1553
Principal Investigator: Dr Ron Falta, Clemson University
SERDP Apr 2011

Development and Optimization of Targeted Nanoscale Iron Delivery Methods for Treatment of NAPL Source Zones

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1487
Principal Investigator: Dr. Linda Abriola, Tufts University
SERDP Apr 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

Practical Cost-Optimization of Characterization and Remediation Decisions at DNAPL Sites with Consideration of Prediction Uncertainty

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1611
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jack Parker, The University of Tennessee
SERDP May 2011

Assessing Alternative Endpoints for Groundwater Remediation at Contaminated Sites

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200832
Principal Investigator: Dr. Rula Deeb, Malcolm Pirnie, Inc.
ESTCP May 2011

DNAPL Dissolution in Bedrock Fractures and Fracture Networks

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1554
Principal Investigator: Dr. Charles Schaefer, Shaw Environmental, Inc.
SERDP Jun 2011

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

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

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

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

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

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