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

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

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

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

Toxicological Impact of Ammonium Perchlorate on Fish

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

Trichloroethylene Risk Assessment

Project Information
Project ID: ER-115
SERDP Oct 1997

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

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

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 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