Active Projects List

Project Title	Sponsor	Start Date
Sediment Bioavailability Initiative: Development of Standard Methods and Approaches for the Use of Passive Samplers in Assessing and Managing Contaminated Sediments Project Information Project ID: ER-201216 Principal Investigator: Dr. Charles Menzie, Exponent Inc.	ESTCP	Mar 2012
Passive Polyethylene Sampling in Support of In Situ Remediation of Contaminated Sediments Project Information Project ID: ER-200915 Principal Investigator: Dr. Philip Gschwend, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Guidance Document - SOP: PE Analysis Guidance Document - SOP: PED Deployement	ESTCP	Jan 2009
Microelectrode Observatory for In Situ Monitoring of Metals Concentration and Mobility in Contaminated Sediments Project Information Project ID: ER-201128 Principal Investigator: Dr. Nancy Ruiz, Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center	ESTCP	Mar 2011
In Situ Wetland Restoration Demonstration Project Information Project ID: ER-200825 Principal Investigator: Ms. Amy Hawkins, Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center (NFESC)	ESTCP	Apr 2008
Evaluation of Resuspension from Dredging, Extreme Storm Events, and Propeller Wash in DoD Harbors Project Information Project ID: ER-201031 Principal Investigator: Dr. Pei-Fang Wang, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR)	ESTCP	Jan 2010
Evaluating the Efficacy of a Low-Impact Delivery System for In Situ Treatment of Sediments Contaminated with Methylmercury and Other Hydrophobic Chemicals Project Information Project ID: ER-200835 Principal Investigator: Dr. Charles Menzie, Exponent Inc.	ESTCP	Apr 2008
Evaluating the Efficacy of Bioaugmentation for In-Situ Treatment of PCB Impacted Sediments Project Information Project ID: ER-201215 Principal Investigator: Dr. Kevin Sowers, University of Maryland	ESTCP	Mar 2012
Demonstration of an In-Situ Friction-Sound Probe for Mapping Particle Size at Contaminated Sediment Sites Project Information Project ID: ER-200919 Principal Investigator: Dr. D. Bart Chadwick, SPAWAR	ESTCP	Jan 2009
Demonstration of In Situ Treatment with Reactive Amendments for Contaminated Sediments in Active DoD Harbors Project Information Project ID: ER-201131 Principal Investigator: Dr. D. Bart Chadwick, SPAWAR	ESTCP	Mar 2011
Demonstration of Fluorescent Magnetic Particles for Linking Sources to Sediments at DoD Sites Project Information Project ID: ER-201214 Principal Investigator: Dr. James Leather, SPAWAR Systems Center	ESTCP	Mar 2012
Demonstration and Commercialization of the Sediment Ecosystem Assessment Protocol (SEAP) Project Information Project ID: ER-201130 Principal Investigator: Mr. Gunther Rosen, SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific	ESTCP	Mar 2011
The Biology of Bioavailability: The Role of Functional Ecology in Exposure Processes Project Information Project ID: ER-1750 Principal Investigator: Dr. Todd Bridges, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)	SERDP	Feb 2010
Robust Means for Estimating Black Carbon-Water Sorption Coefficients of Organic Contaminants in Sediments Project Information Project ID: ER-1747 Principal Investigator: Dr. Philip Gschwend, Massachusetts Institute of Technology	SERDP	Feb 2010
Predicting the Fate and Effects of Resuspended Metal Contaminated Sediments Project Information Project ID: ER-1746 Principal Investigator: Dr. G. Allen Burton Jr., University of Michigan	SERDP	Apr 2010
Measurement and Modeling of Ecosystem Risk and Recovery for In Situ Treatment of Contaminated Sediments Project Information Project ID: ER-1552 Principal Investigator: Dr. Richard Luthy, Stanford University Final Report - Phase I	SERDP	Jan 2007
Develop Accurate Methods for Characterizing and Quantifying Cohesive Sediment Erosion Under Combined Current-Wave Conditions Project Information Project ID: ER-1497 Principal Investigator: Dr. Joseph Gailani, USACE-ERDC	SERDP	Jul 2006
Coupling Between Pore Water Fluxes, Structural Heterogeneity, and Biogeochemical Processes Controls Contaminant Mobility, Bioavailability, and Toxicity in Sediments Project Information Project ID: ER-1745 Principal Investigator: Dr. Aaron Packman, Northwestern University	SERDP	Apr 2010
Bioavailability and Methylation Potential of Mercury Sulfides in Sediments Project Information Project ID: ER-1744 Principal Investigator: Dr. Heileen Hsu-Kim, Duke University	SERDP	Jun 2010
Assessing Mercury and Methylmercury Bioavailability in Sediment Pore Water Using Mercury-Specific Hydrogels Project Information Project ID: ER-1771 Principal Investigator: Dr. Victor Magar, ENVIRON	SERDP	Apr 2010
Application of Biofilm-Covered Activated Carbon Particles as a Microbial Inoculum Delivery System for Enhanced Bioaugmentation of PCBs in Contaminated Sediment Project Information Project ID: ER-2135 Principal Investigator: Dr. Birthe Kjellerup, Goucher College	SERDP	Mar 2011