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SERDP Environmental Restoration Projects

Chlorinated Solvents
Related Efforts
DNAPL Source Zone Initiative - a coordination effort comprised of SERDP and ESTCP sponsored projects addressing DNAPL Source Zone issues.
In Situ Chemical Oxidation Initiative - a coordination effort comprised of SERDP and ESTCP sponsored projects addressing In Situ Chemical Oxidation issues.
Expert Panel Workshop: Research and Development Needs for Reducing the Uncertainty of DNAPL Source Zone Remediation (September 2006)
Expert Panel Workshop: Research and Development Needs for the Environmental Remediation Application of Molecular Biological Tools (October 2005)
Expert Panel Workshop: Research and Development Needs for Cleanup of Chlorinated Solvent Sites (August 2001)

Chlorinated Solvents
Risk Assessment
Project #	Project Title	Project Status
ER-115	Trichloroethylene Risk Assessment	Completed FY97
ER-1073	Using Mode of Action to Assess Health Risks from Mixtures of Chemical/Physical Agents	Completed FY00

Chlorinated Solvents
DNAPL Source Zone Remediation
Project #	Project Title	Project Status
ER-368	Aquifer Restoration by Enhanced Source Removal	Completed FY04
ER-1288	Improved Understanding of Fenton-Like Reactions for In Situ Remediation of Contaminated Groundwater Including Treatment of Sorbed Contaminants and Destruction of DNAPLs	Completed FY06
ER-1289	Improved Understanding of In Situ Chemical Oxidation (ISCO)	Ongoing
ER-1290	Reaction and Transport Processes Controlling In Situ Chemical Oxidation of DNAPLs	Completed FY05
ER-1292	Decision Support System to Evaluate Effectiveness and Cost of Source Zone Treatment	Completed FY05
ER-1293	Development of Assessment Tools for Evaluation of the Benefits of DNAPL Source Zone Treatment	Ongoing
ER-1294	Mass Transfer from Entrapped DNAPL Sources Undergoing Remediation: Characterization Methods and Prediction Tools	Ongoing
ER-1295	Impact of DNAPL Source Zone Treatment: Experimental and Modeling Assessment of Benefits of Partial Source Removal	Ongoing
ER-1419	Investigation of Chemical Reactivity, Mass Recovery and Biological Activity During Thermal Treatment of DNAPL Source Zones	Ongoing
ER-1423	Large-Scale Physical Models of Thermal Remediation of DNAPL Source Zones in Aquifers	Ongoing
ER-1458	In Situ Thermal Remediation of DNAPL Source Zones	Ongoing
ER-1484	Control of Manganese Dioxide Particles Resulting from In Situ Chemical Oxidation Using Permanganate	Ongoing
ER-1485	Fundamental Study of the Delivery of Nanoiron to DNAPL Source Zones in Naturally Heterogeneous Field Systems	Ongoing
ER-1486	Multi-Scale Experiments to Evaluate Mobility Control Methods for Enhancing the Sweep Efficiency of Injected Subsurface Remediation Amendments	Ongoing
ER-1487	Development and Optimization of Targeted Nanoscale Iron Delivery Methods for Treatment of NAPL Source Zones	Ongoing
ER-1489	Enhanced Reactant-Contaminant Contact Through the Use of Persulfate In Situ Chemical Oxidation (ISCO)	Ongoing
ER-1553	Contaminant Mass Transfer During Boiling in Fractured Geologic Media - Under Development	FY07 New Start
ER-1554	DNAPL Dissolution in Bedrock Fractures and Fracture Networks - Under Development	FY07 New Start

Chlorinated Solvents
Dissolved Phase Remediation
Project #	Project Title	Project Status
ER-720	Federal Integrated Biotreatment Research Consortium (FIBRC): Flask to Field Initiative	Completed FY01
ER-107	Permeable Reactive Barriers for In-Situ Treatment of Chlorinated Solvents	Completed FY98
ER-131	Air Waste Stream Treatment Technologies	Completed FY94
ER-371	Removal of VOCs from Contaminated Groundwater and Soils by Pervaporation	Completed FY96
ER-711	Biosorption Treatment of Plasticizers and Solvents	Completed FY96
ER-744	Air Sparging and In-Situ Bioremediation Research and Demonstration at Picatinny Arsenal, NJ	Completed FY96
ER-810	In-Situ Abiotic Degradation of Solvent Contaminated Groundwater	Completed FY93
ER-1064	Bioenhanced In-Well Vapor Stripping to Treat Trichloroethylene	Completed FY01
ER-1093	In-Situ Clay Formation: A New Technology for Stable Containment Barriers	Completed FY01
ER-1124	An Innovative Passive Barrier System Using Membrane-Delivered Hydrogen Gas for the Bioremediation of Chlorinated Aliphatic Compounds	Completed FY02
ER-1125	Influence of Groundwater Constituents on Longevity of Iron-Based Permeable Barriers	Completed FY01
ER-1127	Development of Effective Aerobic Co-Metabolic Systems for the In-Situ Transformation of Problematic Chlorinated Solvent Mixtures	Completed FY06
ER-1140	Evaluation of Performance and Longevity at DoD Permeable Reactive Barrier Sites	Completed FY01
ER-1167	Aerobic and Anaerobic Transformation of cis-DCE and VC: Steps for Reliable Remediation	Completed FY04
ER-1168	Characterization of the Aerobic Oxidation of cDCE and VC in Support of Bioremediation of Chloroethene-Contaminated Sites	Completed FY04
ER-1169	Factors Affecting cis-DCE and VC Biological Transformation Under Anaerobic Conditions	Completed FY06
ER-1177	Novel Approach for Stimulating Reductive Dechlorination of Solvents	Completed FY01
ER-1178	Competitive Dechlorination Transport Model	Completed FY00
ER-1203	Foam Delivery of Hydrogen for Enhanced Aquifer Contacting and Anaerobic Bioremediation of Chlorinated Solvents	Completed FY06
ER-1204	Innovative Electrochemical Injection and Mixing Strategies for Stimulation of In Situ Bioremediation	Completed FY01
ER-1205	Development of Permeable Reactive Barriers Using Edible Oils	Ongoing
ER-1206	Low-Volume Pulsed Biosparging of Hydrogen for Bioremediation of Chlorinated Solvent Plumes	Completed FY02
ER-1348	Using Advanced Analysis Approaches to Complete Long-Term Evaluations of Natural Attenuation Processes on the Remediation of Dissolved Chlorinated Solvent Contamination	Ongoing
ER-1349	Integrated Protocol for Assessment of Long-Term Sustainability of Monitored Natural Attenuation of Chlorinated Solvent Plumes	Ongoing
ER-1368	Abiotic Reductive Dechlorination of Tetrachloroethylene and Trichloroethylene in Anaerobic Environments	Ongoing
ER-1369	Sustainability of Long-Term Abiotic Attenuation of Chlorinated Ethenes	Ongoing
ER-1555	A Comparison of Pump-and-Treat, Natural Attenuation, and Enhanced Biodegradation to Remediate Chlorinated Ethene-Contaminated Fractured Rock Aquifers - Under Development	FY07 New Start
ER-1556	Characterization of Microbes Capable of Using Vinyl Chloride as a Sole Carbon and Energy Source by Anaerobic Oxidation - Under Development	FY07 New Start
ER-1557	Elucidation of the Mechanisms and Environmental Relevance of cis-Dichloroethene and Vinyl Chloride Biodegradation - Under Development	FY07 New Start
ER-1558	Microbial Dichloroethene and Vinyl Chloride Oxidation and the Fate of Ethene and Ethane Under Anoxic Conditions - Under Development	FY07 New Start

Chlorinated Solvents
Site Characterization and Monitoring
Project #	Project Title	Project Status
ER-103	Field Portable FTS Fiber Optic VOC Sensor	Completed FY95
ER-729	Accelerated Tri-Services SCAPS Sensor Development	Completed FY97
ER-1089	Negative Ion Sensors for Real-Time Downhole DNAPLs Detection	Completed FY01
ER-1090	Integrated Geophysical Detection of DNAPL Source Zones	Completed FY00
ER-1128	Non-Intrusive Characterization of Dense Non-Aqueous Phase Liquids Using Short-Lived Radiotracers in Partitioning Interwell Tracer Tests	Completed FY01
ER-1347	Optimal Search Strategy for the Definition of a DNAPL Source	Ongoing
ER-1365	Fusion of Tomography Tests for DNAPL Source Zone Characterization:Technology Development and Validation	Ongoing
ER-1490	Improved Monitoring Methods for Performance Assessment During Remediation of DNAPL Source Zones	Ongoing
ER-1559	Cryogenic Collection of Complete Subsurface Samples for Molecular Biological Analysis - Under Development	FY07 New Start
ER-1560	Impacts of Sampling and Handling Procedures on DNA- and RNA-Based Microbial Characterization and Quantification - Under Development	FY07 New Start
ER-1561	Standardized Procedures for Use of Nucleic Acid-Based Tools - Under Development	FY07 New Start
ER-1586	BioReD: Biomarkers and Tools for Reductive Dechlorination Site Assessment, Monitoring, and Management - Under Development	FY07 New Start
ER-1587	Application of Microarrays and qPCR to Identify Phylogenetic and Functional Biomarkers Diagnostic of Microbial Communities that Biodegrade Chlorinated Solvents to Ethene - Under Development	FY07 New Start
ER-1588	Molecular Biomarkers for Detecting, Monitoring, and Quantifying Reductive Microbial Processes - Under Development	FY07 New Start

Chlorinated Solvents
Risk Assessment
Project #	Title	Status	Documents
ER-115	Trichloroethylene Risk Assessment	Completed FY97	Fact Sheet
ER-1073	Using Mode of Action to Assess Health Risks from Mixtures of Chemical/Physical Agents	Completed FY00	Fact Sheet

Chlorinated Solvents
DNAPL Source Zone Remediation
Project #	Title	Status	Documents
ER-368	Aquifer Restoration by Enhanced Source Removal	Completed FY04	Fact Sheet Technical Report
ER-1288	Improved Understanding of Fenton-Like Reactions for In Situ Remediation of Contaminated Groundwater Including Treatment of Sorbed Contaminants and Destruction of DNAPLs	Completed FY06	Fact Sheet Final Report
ER-1289	Improved Understanding of In Situ Chemical Oxidation (ISCO)	Ongoing	Fact Sheet
ER-1290	Reaction and Transport Processes Controlling In Situ Chemical Oxidation of DNAPLs	Completed FY06	Fact Sheet Final Report
ER-1292	Decision Support System to Evaluate Effectiveness and Cost of Source Zone Treatment	Completed FY05	Fact Sheet Final Report
ER-1293	Development of Assessment Tools for Evaluation of the Benefits of DNAPL Source Zone Treatment	Ongoing	Fact Sheet
ER-1294	Mass Transfer from Entrapped DNAPL Sources Undergoing Remediation: Characterization Methods and Prediction Tools	Completed FY06	Fact Sheet Final Report
ER-1295	Impact of DNAPL Source Zone Treatment: Experimental and Modeling Assessment of Benefits of Partial Source Removal	Ongoing	Fact Sheet
ER-1419	Investigation of Chemical Reactivity, Mass Recovery and Biological Activity During Thermal Treatment of DNAPL Source Zones	Ongoing	Fact Sheet
ER-1423	Large-Scale Physical Models of Thermal Remediation of DNAPL Source Zones in Aquifers	Ongoing	Fact Sheet
ER-1458	In Situ Thermal Remediation of DNAPL Source Zones	Ongoing	Fact Sheet
ER-1484	Control of Manganese Dioxide Particles Resulting from In Situ Chemical Oxidation Using Permanganate	Ongoing	Fact Sheet
ER-1485	Fundamental Study of the Delivery of Nanoiron to DNAPL Source Zones in Naturally Heterogeneous Field Systems	Ongoing	Fact Sheet
ER-1486	Multi-Scale Experiments to Evaluate Mobility Control Methods for Enhancing the Sweep Efficiency of Injected Subsurface Remediation Amendments	Ongoing	Fact Sheet
ER-1487	Development and Optimization of Targeted Nanoscale Iron Delivery Methods for Treatment of NAPL Source Zones	Ongoing	Fact Sheet
ER-1489	Enhanced Reactant-Contaminant Contact Through the Use of Persulfate In Situ Chemical Oxidation (ISCO)	Ongoing	Fact Sheet
ER-1553	Contaminant Mass Transfer During Boiling in Fractured Geologic Media	Ongoing	Fact Sheet
ER-1554	DNAPL Dissolution in Bedrock Fractures and Fracture Networks	Ongoing	Fact Sheet
ER-1610	Computational and Experimental Investigation of Contaminant Plume Response to DNAPL Source Zone Architecture and Depletion in Porous and Fractured Media	FY08 New Start	Fact Sheet
ER-1611	Practical Cost-Optimization of Characterization and Remediation Decisions at DNAPL Sites with Consideration of Prediction Uncertainty	FY08 New Start	Fact Sheet
ER-1612	Metric Identification and Protocol Development for Characterizing DNAPL Source Zone Architecture and Associated Plume Response	FY08 New Start	Fact Sheet
ER-1613	Predicting DNAPL Source Zone and Plume Response Using Site-Measured Characteristics	FY08 New Start	Project Description
ER-1614	Impact of DNAPL Source-Zone Architecture on Contaminant Mass Flux and Plume Evolution in Heterogeneous Porous Media	FY08 New Start	Fact Sheet

Chlorinated Solvents
Dissolved Phase Remediation
Project #	Title	Status	Documents
ER-107	Permeable Reactive Barriers for In-Situ Treatment of Chlorinated Solvents	Completed FY98	Fact Sheet
ER-131	Air Waste Stream Treatment Technologies	Completed FY94	Fact Sheet
ER-371	Removal of VOCs from Contaminated Groundwater and Soils by Pervaporation	Completed FY96	Fact Sheet
ER-711	Biosorption Treatment of Plasticizers and Solvents	Completed FY96	Fact Sheet
ER-720	Federal Integrated Biotreatment Research Consortium (FIBRC): Flask to Field Initiative	Completed FY01	Fact Sheet Final Report
ER-744	Air Sparging and In-Situ Bioremediation Research and Demonstration at Picatinny Arsenal, NJ	Completed FY96	Fact Sheet
ER-810	In-Situ Abiotic Degradation of Solvent Contaminated Groundwater	Completed FY93
ER-1064	Bioenhanced In-Well Vapor Stripping to Treat Trichloroethylene	Completed FY01	Fact Sheet Final Report Appendix
ER-1093	In-Situ Clay Formation: A New Technology for Stable Containment Barriers	Completed FY01	Fact Sheet Final Report
ER-1124	An Innovative Passive Barrier System Using Membrane-Delivered Hydrogen Gas for the Bioremediation of Chlorinated Aliphatic Compounds	Completed FY02	Fact Sheet Final Report Transition Plan
ER-1125	Influence of Groundwater Constituents on Longevity of Iron-Based Permeable Barriers	Completed FY01	Fact Sheet Final Report
ER-1127	Development of Effective Aerobic Co-Metabolic Systems for the In-Situ Transformation of Problematic Chlorinated Solvent Mixtures	Completed FY06	Fact Sheet Final Report
ER-1140	Evaluation of Performance and Longevity at DoD Permeable Reactive Barrier Sites	Completed FY01	Fact Sheet
ER-1167	Aerobic and Anaerobic Transformation of cis-DCE and VC: Steps for Reliable Remediation	Completed FY04	Fact Sheet Final Report
ER-1168	Characterization of the Aerobic Oxidation of cDCE and VC in Support of Bioremediation of Chloroethene-Contaminated Sites	Completed FY04	Fact Sheet Final Report
ER-1169	Factors Affecting cis-DCE and VC Biological Transformation Under Anaerobic Conditions	Completed FY06	Fact Sheet
ER-1177	Novel Approach for Stimulating Reductive Dechlorination of Solvents	Completed FY01	Fact Sheet Final Report
ER-1178	Competitive Dechlorination Transport Model	Completed FY00
ER-1203	Foam Delivery of Hydrogen for Enhanced Aquifer Contacting and Anaerobic Bioremediation of Chlorinated Solvents	Completed FY06	Fact Sheet Final Report
ER-1204	Innovative Electrochemical Injection and Mixing Strategies for Stimulation of In Situ Bioremediation	Completed FY01	Fact Sheet Final Report
ER-1205	Development of Permeable Reactive Barriers Using Edible Oils	Ongoing	Fact Sheet
ER-1206	Low-Volume Pulsed Biosparging of Hydrogen for Bioremediation of Chlorinated Solvent Plumes	Completed FY02	Fact Sheet Final Report
ER-1348	Using Advanced Analysis Approaches to Complete Long-Term Evaluations of Natural Attenuation Processes on the Remediation of Dissolved Chlorinated Solvent Contamination	Ongoing	Fact Sheet
ER-1349	Integrated Protocol for Assessment of Long-Term Sustainability of Monitored Natural Attenuation of Chlorinated Solvent Plumes	Completed FY07	Fact Sheet Final Report
ER-1368	Abiotic Reductive Dechlorination of Tetrachloroethylene and Trichloroethylene in Anaerobic Environments	Ongoing	Fact Sheet
ER-1369	Sustainability of Long-Term Abiotic Attenuation of Chlorinated Ethenes	Completed FY07	Fact Sheet Final Report
ER-1555	A Comparison of Pump-and-Treat, Natural Attenuation, and Enhanced Biodegradation to Remediate Chlorinated Ethene-Contaminated Fractured Rock Aquifers	Ongoing	Fact Sheet
ER-1556	Characterization of Microbes Capable of Using Vinyl Chloride as a Sole Carbon and Energy Source by Anaerobic Oxidation	Ongoing	Fact Sheet
ER-1557	Elucidation of the Mechanisms and Environmental Relevance of cis-Dichloroethene and Vinyl Chloride Biodegradation	Ongoing	Fact Sheet
ER-1558	Microbial Dichloroethene and Vinyl Chloride Oxidation and the Fate of Ethene and Ethane Under Anoxic Conditions	Ongoing	Fact Sheet

Chlorinated Solvents
Site Characterization and Monitoring
Project #	Title	Status	Documents
ER-103	Field Portable FTS Fiber Optic VOC Sensor	Completed FY95	Fact Sheet
ER-729	Accelerated Tri-Services SCAPS Sensor Development	Completed FY97	Fact Sheet
ER-1089	Negative Ion Sensors for Real-Time Downhole DNAPLs Detection	Completed FY01	Fact Sheet Final Report
ER-1090	Integrated Geophysical Detection of DNAPL Source Zones	Completed FY00	Fact Sheet Final Report
ER-1128	Non-Intrusive Characterization of Dense Non-Aqueous Phase Liquids Using Short-Lived Radiotracers in Partitioning Interwell Tracer Tests	Completed FY01	Fact Sheet
ER-1347	Optimal Search Strategy for the Definition of a DNAPL Source	Ongoing	Fact Sheet
ER-1365	Fusion of Tomography Tests for DNAPL Source Zone Characterization:Technology Development and Validation	Ongoing	Fact Sheet
ER-1490	Improved Monitoring Methods for Performance Assessment During Remediation of DNAPL Source Zones	Ongoing	Fact Sheet
ER-1559	Cryogenic Collection of Complete Subsurface Samples for Molecular Biological Analysis	Ongoing	Fact Sheet
ER-1560	Impacts of Sampling and Handling Procedures on DNA- and RNA-Based Microbial Characterization and Quantification	Ongoing	Fact Sheet
ER-1561	Standardized Procedures for Use of Nucleic Acid-Based Tools	Ongoing	Fact Sheet
ER-1586	BioReD: Biomarkers and Tools for Reductive Dechlorination Site Assessment, Monitoring, and Management	Ongoing	Fact Sheet
ER-1587	Application of Microarrays and qPCR to Identify Phylogenetic and Functional Biomarkers Diagnostic of Microbial Communities that Biodegrade Chlorinated Solvents to Ethene	Ongoing	Fact Sheet
ER-1588	Molecular Biomarkers for Detecting, Monitoring, and Quantifying Reductive Microbial Processes	Ongoing	Fact Sheet
ER-1603	Micro Ion Mobility Sensor for In Situ Monitoring of Contaminated Groundwater	FY08 New Start	Fact Sheet
ER-1604	Periodic Mesoporous Organosilicas as Pre-Concentration Elements for Improved Long-Term Monitoring of Key Contaminants in Groundwater	FY08 New Start	Fact Sheet
ER-1605	Novel Sensor for Real-Time Characterization and Monitoring of Chlorinated Hydrocarbons in Groundwater	FY08 New Start	Fact Sheet

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