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

Application of Advanced Sensor Technology to DoD Soil Vapor Intrusion Problems

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200702
Principal Investigator: Jim Reisinger, Integrated Science & Technology, Inc.
ESTCP Jul 2012

Bacterial and Benthic Community Response to Inorganic and Organic Sediment Amendments

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1551
Principal Investigator: Dr. Yolanda Arias-Thode, SPAWAR Systems Command
SERDP Aug 2010

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

Biological Processes Affecting Bioaccumulation, Transfer, and Toxicity of Metal Contaminants in Estuarine Sediments

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1503
Principal Investigator: Dr. Celia Chen, Dartmouth College
SERDP Dec 2011

Characterization of Contaminant Migration Potential Through In-Place Sediment Caps

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1370
Principal Investigator: Dr. Bruce Sass, Battelle Memorial Institute
SERDP Apr 2009

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

Demonstration and Certification of Amphibian Ecological Risk Assessment Protocol

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200514
Principal Investigator: Ms. Amy Hawkins, Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center (NFESC)
ESTCP Jul 2009

Demonstration and Evaluation of Solid Phase Microextraction for the Assessment of Bioavailability and Contaminant Mobility

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200624
Principal Investigator: Dr. Danny Reible, University of Texas at Austin
ESTCP Aug 2012

Detailed Field Investigation of Vapor Intrusion Processes

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200423
Principal Investigator: Dr. Thomas McHugh, GSI Environmental Inc.
ESTCP Sep 2008

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

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

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

Development of Guidance for Monitored Natural Recovery at Contaminated Sediment Sites

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200622
Principal Investigator: Dr. Victor Magar, ENVIRON
ESTCP May 2009

Development of Military IRIS System for the Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment/ Characterization of Defense Related Pollutants

Project Information
Project ID: ER-770
SERDP Oct 1997

Development of Toxicity Benchmarks and Bioaccumulation Data for N-Based Organic Explosives for Terrestrial Plants and Soil Invertebrates

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1416
Principal Investigator: Dr. Geoffrey Sunahara, National Research Council of Canada
SERDP Nov 2012

Development of Toxicity Data for Munition Compounds to Support Toxicity Reference Value Derivations for Wildlife

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1420
Principal Investigator: Mark Johnson Ph.D, D.A.B.T., U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine
SERDP Nov 2010

Development of an Electrochemical Surrogate for Copper, Lead, and Zinc Bioaccessibility in Aquatic Sediments

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1748
Principal Investigator: Dr. Aaron Slowey, U.S. Geological Survey
SERDP Jul 2011

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

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

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