Environmental Restoration

ESTCP Environmental Restoration Projects and Related Efforts

ESTCP Environmental Restoration projects are organized by contaminant in the categories shown below and are further classified as an ongoing or a completed and verified project. Information about non-project specific efforts to evaluate technologies, sponsored in partnership with other organizations, is available under "Related Efforts."

Perchlorate (Strategic Approach and Initiatives)

Related Efforts

SERDP and ESTCP Technical Exchange Meeting on DoD Operational Range Assessment and Management Approaches (October 2007)
Expert Panel Workshop: Research and Development Needs for the Environmental Remediation Application of Molecular Biological Tools (October 2005)

In Situ Groundwater Treatment

Completed & Verified Projects

Comparative Demonstration of Active, Semi-Passive and Passive In Situ Bioremediation Approaches for Perchlorate-Impacted Groundwater (ER-0219)

Fact Sheet
Final Report - Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant
(Posted 06/09)
Edible Oil Barriers for Treatment of Chlorinated Solvent- and Perchlorate-Contaminated Groundwater (ER-0221)

Fact Sheet
Final Report -
Chlorinated Solvents Site
(Posted 12/09)
Final Report -
Perchlorate Site
(Posted 07/09)
Final Report Addendum -
Perchlorate Site
(Posted 07/09)
Protocol
In Situ Bioremediation of Perchlorate in Groundwater (ER-0224)

Fact Sheet

Cost & Performance Report
(Posted 03/10)
Final Report
(Posted 02/10)
Field Comparison of Biofouling Control Measures for In Situ Bioremediation of Groundwater (ER-0429)

Fact Sheet
White Paper - Review of Biofouling Controls

Ongoing Projects

Evaluation of Potential for Monitored Natural Attenuation of Perchlorate in Groundwater (ER-0428)

- Treatability Study: Field and Laboratory Evaluation of the Potential for Monitored Natural Attenuation of Perchlorate in Groundwater

- Protocol: Natural Attenuation of Perchlorate in Groundwater: Processes, Tools and Monitoring Technique
FY10 New Start - Passive Biobarrier for Treating Comingled Perchlorate and RDX in Groundwater at an Active Range (ER-1028) - Project Description

Well Head Groundwater Treatment

Completed & Verified Projects

Perchlorate Removal, Destruction, and Field Monitoring Demonstration: Groundwater Remediation (ER-0312a)

Fact Sheet
Cost and Performance Report
Final Report
Demonstration of a Fluidized Bed Bioreactor for the Treatment of Perchlorate at Low Concentrations in Groundwater (ER-0543)

Fact Sheet
Final Report
(Posted 09/09)
Direct Fixed-Bed Biological Perchlorate Destruction Demonstration (ER-0544)

Fact Sheet
Cost and Performance Report
(Posted 07/09)
Final Report
(Posted 04/09)

Ongoing Projects (Fact Sheet only)

Vadose Zone Treatment

Ongoing Projects (Fact Sheet only)

Identification of Perchlorate Sources

Ongoing Projects (Fact Sheet only)

Validation of Chlorine and Oxygen Isotope Ratio Analysis to Differentiate Perchlorate Sources and to Document Perchlorate Biodegradation (ER-0509)

Wastewater Treatment

Completed & Verified Projects

Ammonium Perchlorate Biodegradation for Industrial Wastewater Treatment (ER-9710)
Fact Sheet Cost & Performance Report Final Report

Site Characterization, Monitoring, Process Optimization

Ongoing Projects (Fact Sheet only)

FY10 New Start - Validation of a Novel Bioassay for Low-Level Perchlorate Determination (ER-1030) - Project Description