Risk Assessment

DoD employs a risk management approach in the environmental restoration program and in its management of its ranges. SERDP and ESTCP efforts include detailed analyses of the fate and transport of contaminants; improved understanding of exposure pathways to humans and ecological receptors; contaminant effects on ecological receptors; and tools and methods to assess environmental impacts.

Active Projects List
Project Title Start Date

Development of More Cost-Effective Methods for Long-Term Monitoring of Soil Vapor Intrusion to Indoor Air Using Quantitative Passive Diffusive-Adsorptive Sampling Techniques

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200830
Principal Investigator: Mr. Todd McAlary, Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.
ESTCP Apr 2008

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
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

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

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

The Effect of Soil Properties on Decreasing Toxic Metal Bioavailability: Field Scale Validation to Support Regulatory Acceptance

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200517
Principal Investigator: Ms. Amy Hawkins, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Engineering Service Center
ESTCP Apr 2005

Determining the Bioavailability, Toxicity and Bioaccumulation of Organic Chemicals and Metals for the Development of Eco-SSLs

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1210
Principal Investigator: Mr Roman Lanno PhD, Ohio State University
SERDP Feb 2001