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.

Completed Projects List
Project Title Completed

The Effects of Ammonium Perchlorate on Reproduction and Development of Amphibians

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1236
Principal Investigator: Dr. James Dumont, Oklahoma State University
SERDP Jan 2008

Validation of a Rapid and Low-Cost Method for Prediction of the Oral Bioavailability of Lead from Small Arms Range Soils

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200222
Principal Investigator: Dr. Desmond Bannon, U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine (USACHPPM)
ESTCP Sep 2007

Decreasing Toxic Metal Bioavailability with Novel Soil Amendment Strategies

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1350
Principal Investigator: Mr. Philip Jardine, University of Tennessee
SERDP Jul 2007

Ecological Risk Assessment of Perchlorate in Avian Species, Rodents, Amphibians and Fish

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1235
Principal Investigator: Dr. Ronald Kendall, Texas Tech University
SERDP Jun 2007

Speciation, Sources, and Bioavailability of Copper and Zinc in DoD-Impacted Harbors and Estuaries

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1158
Principal Investigator: Dr. Martin Shafer, University of Wisconsin-Madison
SERDP Apr 2007

Pathway Ranking for In-Place Sediment Management (PRISM)

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1209
Principal Investigator: Dr. Sabine Apitz, Space & Naval Warfare Systems Center
SERDP Jun 2006

Environmental Fate and Transport of a New Energetic Material, CL-20

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1254
Principal Investigator: Dr. Roman Kuperman, U.S Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center
SERDP Feb 2006

Determining the Fate and Ecological Effects of Copper and Zinc Loading in Estuarine Environments: A Multidisciplinary Approach

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1156
Principal Investigator: Dr. D. Bart Chadwick, SPAWAR
SERDP Oct 2005

Speciation, Fluxes, and Cycling of Dissolved Copper and Zinc in Estuaries: The Roles of Sediment Exchange and Photochemical Effects

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1157
Principal Investigator: Dr. Stephen Skrabal, University of North Carolina
SERDP Jul 2005

Development of Extraction Tests for Determining the Bioavailability of Metals in Soil

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1165
Principal Investigator: Mr. Michael Ruby, Integral Consulting
SERDP Apr 2005

Toxicological Impact of Ammonium Perchlorate on Fish

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1222
Principal Investigator: Dr. Shane Snyder, University of Arizona
SERDP Aug 2003

Development of Ecological Toxicity and Biomagnification Data for Explosives Contaminants in Soil

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1221
Principal Investigator: Dr. Roman Kuperman, U.S Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center
SERDP Jul 2003

Quantifying the Bioavailability of Toxic Metals in Soils

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1166
Principal Investigator: Mr. Philip Jardine, University of Tennessee
SERDP Jun 2003

Ecological Risk Assessment of Ammonium Perchlorate in Fish, Amphibians, and Small Mammals

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1223
Principal Investigator: Dr. Ronald Kendall, The Institute of Environmental & Human Health
SERDP Feb 2003

Biological Assessment for Characterizing Contaminant Risk at the Genetic, Individual, and Population Level

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1129
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jeffery Steevens, US Army Corps of Engineers
SERDP Oct 2002

Factors Effecting the Fate and Transport of CL-20 in the Vadose Zone and Groundwater

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1255
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jim Szecsody, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
SERDP Jul 2002

Effects of Perchlorate on Developing and Adult Birds

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1242
Principal Investigator: Dr. F.M. Anne McNabb, Virginia Tech
SERDP Oct 2001

Genosensor-Based Ecotoxicity Response Assessment

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1081
Principal Investigator: Dr. Kenneth Beattie, Oak Ridge National Lab
SERDP Oct 2000

Using Mode of Action to Assess Health Risks from Mixtures of Chemical/Physical Agents

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1073
Principal Investigator: Dr. Richard Bull, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
SERDP Oct 2000

Quantifying In Situ Contaminant Mobility in Marine Sediments

Project Information
Project ID: ER-199712
Principal Investigator: Mr. Bradley Davidson, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR)
ESTCP Aug 2000