Managing Contaminated Sediments

Sound science and effective tools are needed to characterize, remediate, manage, and monitor contaminated sediment sites. SERDP and ESTCP investments are advancing in-place management approaches and assessing the processes that govern ecological and human health risks.

Active Projects List
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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

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Project ID: ER-1747
Principal Investigator: Dr. Philip Gschwend, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
SERDP Feb 2010

Coupling Between Pore Water Fluxes, Structural Heterogeneity, and Biogeochemical Processes Controls Contaminant Mobility, Bioavailability, and Toxicity in Sediments

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Project ID: ER-1745
Principal Investigator: Dr. Aaron Packman, Northwestern University
SERDP Apr 2010

An Integrated Field and Laboratory Study of the Bioavailability of Metal Contaminants in Sediments

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Project ID: ER-1494
Principal Investigator: Dr. Nicholas Fisher, Stony Brook University
SERDP Apr 2006

Develop Accurate Methods for Characterizing and Quantifying Cohesive Sediment Erosion Under Combined Current-Wave Conditions

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Project ID: ER-1497
Principal Investigator: Dr. Joseph Gailani, USACE-ERDC
SERDP Jul 2006

Application of Biofilm-Covered Activated Carbon Particles as a Microbial Inoculum Delivery System for Enhanced Bioaugmentation of PCBs in Contaminated Sediment

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Project ID: ER-2135
Principal Investigator: Dr. Birthe Kjellerup, Goucher College
SERDP Mar 2011

Measurement and Modeling of Ecosystem Risk and Recovery for In Situ Treatment of Contaminated Sediments

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Project ID: ER-1552
Principal Investigator: Dr. Richard Luthy, Stanford University
SERDP Jan 2007

Assessing Mercury and Methylmercury Bioavailability in Sediment Pore Water Using Mercury-Specific Hydrogels

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Project ID: ER-1771
Principal Investigator: Dr. Victor Magar, ENVIRON
SERDP Apr 2010

Predicting the Fate and Effects of Resuspended Metal Contaminated Sediments

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Project ID: ER-1746
Principal Investigator: Dr. G. Allen Burton Jr., University of Michigan
SERDP Apr 2010

Bioavailability and Methylation Potential of Mercury Sulfides in Sediments

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Project ID: ER-1744
Principal Investigator: Dr. Heileen Hsu-Kim, Duke University
SERDP Jun 2010

Evaluating the Efficacy of Bioaugmentation for In-Situ Treatment of PCB Impacted Sediments

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Project ID: ER-201215
Principal Investigator: Dr. Kevin Sowers, University of Maryland
ESTCP Mar 2012

Sediment Bioavailability Initiative: Development of Standard Methods and Approaches for the Use of Passive Samplers in Assessing and Managing Contaminated Sediments

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Project ID: ER-201216
Principal Investigator: Dr. Charles Menzie, Exponent Inc.
ESTCP Mar 2012

Demonstration of Fluorescent Magnetic Particles for Linking Sources to Sediments at DoD Sites

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Project ID: ER-201214
Principal Investigator: Dr. James Leather, SPAWAR Systems Center
ESTCP Mar 2012

In Situ Wetland Restoration Demonstration

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Project ID: ER-200825
Principal Investigator: Ms. Amy Hawkins, Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center (NFESC)
ESTCP Apr 2008

Evaluating the Efficacy of a Low-Impact Delivery System for In Situ Treatment of Sediments Contaminated with Methylmercury and Other Hydrophobic Chemicals

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Project ID: ER-200835
Principal Investigator: Dr. Charles Menzie, Exponent Inc.
ESTCP Apr 2008

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
ESTCP Jan 2009

Demonstration of an In-Situ Friction-Sound Probe for Mapping Particle Size at Contaminated Sediment Sites

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Project ID: ER-200919
Principal Investigator: Dr. D. Bart Chadwick, SPAWAR
ESTCP Jan 2009

Evaluation of Resuspension from Dredging, Extreme Storm Events, and Propeller Wash in DoD Harbors

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Project ID: ER-201031
Principal Investigator: Dr. Pei-Fang Wang, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR)
ESTCP Jan 2010

Microelectrode Observatory for In Situ Monitoring of Metals Concentration and Mobility in Contaminated Sediments

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Project ID: ER-201128
Principal Investigator: Dr. Nancy Ruiz, Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center
ESTCP Mar 2011

Demonstration and Commercialization of the Sediment Ecosystem Assessment Protocol (SEAP)

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Project ID: ER-201130
Principal Investigator: Mr. Gunther Rosen, SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific
ESTCP Mar 2011

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Unique Content

Workshop Report:
SERDP and ESTCP Workshop on Research and Development Needs for Long-Term Management of Contaminated Sediments (2012)

 
Workshop Report:
Research and Development Needs for Understanding and Assessing the Bioavailability of Contaminants in Soils and Sediments (2008)

 
Workshop Report:
Research and Development Needs for the In Situ Management of Contaminated Sediments (2004)

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