What is ESTCP?

The Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) is a Department of Defense (DoD) program that promotes innovative, cost-effective environmental technologies through demonstration and validation at DoD sites. To learn more about ESTCP, proceed to the About Us section. For more information on ESTCP funded demonstrations and evaluations, visit the Technologies section.

LATEST NEWS

The latest issue of the SERDP & ESTCP Information Bulletin is now online. It highlights (1) the six Project-of-the-Year Awards announced at the 2007 Partners Symposium; (2) results from recent workshops on the characterization and management of military munitions in underwater environments as well as munitions constituents on operational ranges; (3) groundbreaking behavioral response studies under way to determine how marine mammals respond to sound; (4) FY 2008 SERDP- and ESTCP-funded efforts in the Weapons Systems and Platforms focus area; (5) sources of information used to develop SERDP’s investment strategy; (6) the SERDP-developed and ESTCP-demonstrated UXO discriminator selected for prestigious 2007 R&D 100 Award; and (7) new documents now available in our online library.  Past issues

In 2006, ESTCP was directed by Congress to conduct a demonstration to characterize UXO contamination impacting the Toussaint River area along the southern shore of Lake Erie in Ohio. The purpose of this program was to use technologies suitable for Wide Area Assessement (WAA) of suspected munitions contaminated sites to characterize the areas in and around the Toussaint River that are contaminated with munitions from historical activities at the Erie Army Depot and Camp Perry. The animations available here describe ESTCP's WAA Pilot Program and the assessment of munitions contamination at the Toussaint River area.

Sponsored by SERDP and ESTCP, last year's annual Partners in Environmental Technology Technical Symposium & Workshop was held December 4-6, 2007 in Washington, D.C. and attracted more than 900 environmental professionals.  The event provided attendees: (1) plenary session speakers offering key insights into environmental issues; (2) concurrent technical sessions covering the latest in environmental research results and technical innovations; (3) poster sessions featuring more than 400 technical posters; (4) exhibit booths offering information about funding opportunities in related research programs; (5) networking opportunities with other environmental professionals; and (6) a concluding session providing a summary of SERDP and ESTCP funding opportunities to conduct research and demonstrations.  Thanks to everyone who helped make this event such a success. For more information about this event, visit the Symposium web site at http://www.serdp-estcp.org/Symposium.

Mark your calendars for this year's Symposium scheduled for December 2-4, 2008 in Washington, D.C! The Call for Poster Abstracts will be available no later than May 30, 2008, with the due date for all poster abstracts in late July. Symposium Registration will also open by May 30. As information for this event becomes available, it will be posted on the Symposium web site at www.serdp-estcp.org/Symposium.