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

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

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

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

Protocol for Tier 2 Evaluation of Vapor Intrusion at Corrective Action Sites

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200707
Principal Investigator: Dr. Thomas McHugh, GSI Environmental Inc.
ESTCP Aug 2012

The Determination of Sediment Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Bioavailability Using Direct Pore Water Analysis by Solid-Phase Microextraction

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200709
Principal Investigator: Dr. Stephen Geiger, AECOM
ESTCP Aug 2010

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

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

Validation of an In Vitro Bioaccessibility Test Method for Estimation of Bioavailability of Arsenic from Soil and Sediment

Project Information
Project ID: ER-200916
Principal Investigator: Dr. Susan Griffin, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
ESTCP Dec 2012

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

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

Sediment Ecosystem Assessment Protocol (SEAP): An Accurate and Integrated Weight-of-Evidence Based System

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1550
Principal Investigator: Dr. G. Allen Burton Jr., University of Michigan
SERDP Jan 2011

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

Verifying Food Web Bioaccumulation Models by Tracking Fish Exposure and Contaminant Uptake

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1749
Principal Investigator: Dr. Karl Gustavson, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center
SERDP Mar 2012

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

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

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

Integrating Uncertainty Analysis in the Risk Characterization of In-Place Remedial Strategies for Contaminated Sediments

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1371
Principal Investigator: Dr. Peter Adriaens, University of Michigan
SERDP Apr 2009

Using Passive Polyethylene Samplers to Evaluate Chemical Activities Controlling Fluxes and Bioaccumulation of Organic Contaminants in Bed Sediments

Project Information
Project ID: ER-1496
Principal Investigator: Dr. Philip Gschwend, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
SERDP Jan 2011

Genosensor-Based Ecotoxicity Response Assessment

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