Environmental Restoration - Site Characterization, Monitoring, and Process Optimization

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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."

Site Characterization, Monitoring, and Process Optimization

Related Efforts

SERDP and ESTCP Expert Panel Workshop on Research and Development Needs for Understanding and Assessing the Bioavailability of Contaminants in Soils and Sediments (November 2008)
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)
Measurement of Explosives in Contaminated Water (FAST 2000^TM - PDF File) (March 2000)
Measurement of Explosives in Contaminated Water and Soil (GC-IONSCAN^TM - PDF File) (March 2000)

Contaminant Characterization in Soils and Groundwater

Completed & Verified Projects

POL Sensor Validation of SCAPS (ER-9517)

Fact Sheet
Cost & Performance Report
Final Report
High Resolution Seismic Reflection to Detect DNAPL (ER-9601)

Fact Sheet
Cost & Performance Report
Final Report
Final Report Appendices
Tri-Service Site Characterization and Analysis Penetrometer System (SCAPS) Hydrosparge Volatile Organic Compound Sensor (ER-9603a)

Fact Sheet
Cost & Performance Report
Final Report
Tri-Service Site Characterization and Analysis Penetrometer System (SCAPS) Membrane Interface Probe (ER-9603b)

Fact Sheet
Cost & Performance Report
Final Report
Tri-Service Site Characterization and Analysis Penetrometer System (SCAPS) Thermal Desorption Sampler for Volatile Organic Compounds (ER-9603c)

Fact Sheet
Cost & Performance Report
Final Report
Explosives Detecting Immunosensors (ER-9713)

Fact Sheet
Cost & Performance Report
Final Report - 1999
Final Report - 2000
Site Characterization and Analysis Penetrometer System (SCAPS) Heavy Metal Sensors (ER-9716)

Fact Sheet
Cost & Performance Report
Final Report
Electromagnetic Surveys for 3-D Imaging of Subsurface Contaminants (ER-9718)

Fact Sheet
Cost & Performance Report
Final Report
In Situ Radiation Detection Demonstration (ER-9915)

Fact Sheet
Cost & Performance Report
Final Report
Portable SERS Instrument for Explosives Monitoring (ER-9917)

Fact Sheet
Cost & Performance Report
Final Report
Direct Push Chemical Sensors for DNAPL and Other VOCs (ER-0109)

Fact Sheet
Final Report
(Posted 12/09)
Demonstration and Validation of a Water and Solute Flux Measuring Device (ER-0114)

Fact Sheet
Cost & Performance Report
Final Report - Port Hueneme
Final Report - Indian Head
Final Report - NASA

Final Report - Borden Site
Protocol
(Posted 04/09)
Fiber Optic Biosensors for Contaminant Monitoring (ER-0115)

Fact Sheet

Cost & Performance Report
Final Report
Applied Innovative Technologies for Characterization of Explosives-Contaminated DoD Building Foundations and Underlying Soils (ER-0130)

Fact Sheet
Cost & Performance Report - Phase I
Cost & Performance Report - Phase II
Final Report - Phase I
Final Report - Phase II
Demonstration and Validation of a Regenerated Cellulose Dialysis Membrane Diffusion Sampler for Monitoring Groundwater Quality and Remediation Progress at DoD Sites (ER-0313)

Fact Sheet
Final Report
Validation of Sampling Protocol and Promulgation of Method Modifications for the Characterization of Energetic Residues on Military Training Ranges (ER-0628)

Fact Sheet
Cost & Performance Report
(Posted 08/09)
Final Report
(Posted 09/09)
Protocol

Demonstration/Validation of the Snap Sampler Passive Groundwater Sampling Device (ER-0630)

Fact Sheet
Final Report - Pease Air Force Base
(Posted 09/09)
Final Report
(Posted 08/09)

Ongoing Projects

Demonstration of the Attributes of Multi-Increment Sampling and Proper Sample Processing Protocols for the Characterization of Metals on DoD Facilities (ER-0918)
Demonstration of the Gore Module for Passive Groundwater Sampling (ER-0921)
Field Portable GC-MS Unit for Semi-Volatile Compound Analysis in Groundwater (ER-0922)
FY10 New Start - Integrated Stable Isotope-Reactive Transport Model Approach for Assessment of Chlorinated Solvent Degradation (ER-1029) - Project Description
FY10 New Start - Validation of a Novel Bioassay for Low-Level Perchlorate Determination (ER-1030) - Project Description

Physicochemical Characterization in Sediments

Completed & Verified Projects

Quantifying In Situ Contaminant Mobility in Marine Sediments (ER-9712)

Fact Sheet - Metals
Cost & Performance Report - Metals
Final Report - Metals

Fact Sheet - Organics
Cost & Performance
Report - Organics
(Posted 03/09)
Final Report - Organics
(Posted 06/09)
Rapid Sediment Characterization (ER-9717)

Fact Sheet
Cost & Performance Report
Final Report
Monitoring of Water and Contaminant Migration at the Groundwater-Surface Water Interface (ER-0422)

Fact Sheet
Cost & Performance Report
Final Report

Ongoing Projects

Demonstration and Evaluation of Solid Phase Microextraction for the Assessment of Bioavailability and Contaminant Mobility (ER-0624)

- Laboratory Study Report: Demonstration and Evaluation of Solid Phase Microextraction for the Assessment of Bioavailability and Contaminant Mobility
The Determination of Sediment Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Bioavailability using Direct Pore Water Analysis by Solid-Phase Microextraction (SPME) (ER-0709)
Integrated Forensics Approach to Fingerprint PCB Sources Using Rapid Screening Characterization and Advanced Chemical Fingerprinting (ER-0826)
Passive Polyethylene Sampling in Support of In Situ Remediation of Contaminated Sediments (ER-0915)
Demonstration of an In-Situ Friction-Sound Probe for Mapping Particle Size at Contaminated Sediment Sites (ER-0919)
FY10 New Start - Evaluation of Resuspension from Dredging, Extreme Storm Events, and Propeller Wash in DoD Harbors (ER-1031) - Project Description

Bioavailability Measurements and Risk Assessment

Completed & Verified Projects

Validation of a Rapid and Low-Cost Method for Prediction of the Oral Bioavailability of Lead from Small Arms Range Soils (ER-0222)

Fact Sheet
Cost & Performance Report
(Posted 01/10)
Final Report
(Posted 07/09)
Demonstration and Certification of Amphibian Ecological Risk Assessment Protocol (ER-0514)

Fact Sheet
Cost & Performance Report
(Posted 09/09)
Final Report
(Posted 09/09)

Ongoing Projects

The Effect of Soil Properties on Decreasing Toxic Metal Bioavailability: Field Scale Validation to Support Regulatory Acceptance (ER-0517)
Demonstration and Evaluation of Solid Phase Microextraction for the Assessment of Bioavailability and Contaminant Mobility (ER-0624)

- Laboratory Study Report: Demonstration and Evaluation of Solid Phase Microextraction for the Assessment of Bioavailability and Contaminant Mobility
The Determination of Sediment Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Bioavailability using Direct Pore Water Analysis by Solid-Phase Microextraction (SPME) (ER-0709)
Passive Polyethylene Sampling in Support of In Situ Remediation of Contaminated Sediments (ER-0915)
Improvement, Verification, and Refinement of Spatially Explicit Exposure Models in Risk Assessment (ER-0917)

Vapor Instrusion

Completed & Verified Projects

Detailed Field Investigation of Vapor Intrusion Processes (ER-0423)

Fact Sheet
Cost & Performance Report
Final Report

Ongoing Projects

Application of Advanced Sensor Technology to DoD Soil Vapor Intrusion Problems (ER-0702)
Protocol for Tier 2 Evaluation of Vapor Intrusion at Corrective Action Sites (ER-0707)
Development of More Cost-Effective Methods for Long-Term Monitoring of Soil Vapor Intrusion to Indoor Air Using Quantitative Passive Diffusive-Adsorptive Sampling Techniques (ER-0830)
FY10 New Start - Use of Compound-Specific Stable Isotope Analysis to Distinguish Between Vapor Intrusion and Indoor Sources of VOCs (ER-1025) - Project Description

Process Monitoring and Evaluation

Completed & Verified Projects

Radon-222 as Natural Tracer for Monitoring the Remediation of NAPL Contamination in the Subsurface (ER-9916)

Fact Sheet
Cost & Performance Report
Final Report
Field Demonstration and Validation of Novel Natural Attenuation Analytical Technologies (ER-0009)

Fact Sheet
Cost & Performance Report - DH Analyzer
Cost & Performance Report - Ferric Iron
Final Report -
DH Analyzer
(Posted 06/09)
Final Report - Ferric Iron
(Posted 06/09)
Demonstration and Validation of a Water and Solute Flux Measuring Device (ER-0114)

Fact Sheet
Cost & Performance Report
Final Report - Port Hueneme
Final Report - Indian Head
Final Report - NASA

Final Report - Borden Site
Protocol
(Posted 04/09)
Detailed Hydraulic Assessment Using a High-Resolution Piezocone Coupled to the GeoVIS (ER-0421)

Fact Sheet
Cost & Performance Report
Final Report
Monitoring of Water and Contaminant Migration at the Groundwater-Surface Water Interface (ER-0422)

Fact Sheet
Cost & Performance Report
Final Report
Field Comparison of Biofouling Control Measures for In Situ Bioremediation of Groundwater (ER-0429)

Fact Sheet
White Paper - Review of Biofouling Controls
Development of a Mass Flux Toolkit to Quickly Evaluate Groundwater Impacts, Attenuation, and Remediation Alternatives (ER-0430)

Fact Sheet

Final Report
Estimating Cleanup Times Associated with Combining Source Area Remediation with Monitored Natural Attenuation (ER-0436)

Fact Sheet
Cost & Performance Report
Final Report
User's Guide: Natural Attenuation Software
Natural Attenuation Software

Demonstration of an Integrated Compliance Model for Predicting Copper Fate and Effects in DoD Harbors (ER-0523)

Fact Sheet
Cost & Performance Report
(Posted 03/09)
Final Report
(Posted 04/09)

Ongoing Projects

Process Optimization

Completed & Verified Projects

Application of Flow and Transport Optimization Codes to Groundwater Pump-and-Treat Systems (ER-0010)

Fact Sheet
Cost & Performance Report
Final Report Vol. 1
Final Report Vol. 2
Final Report Vol. 3

Ongoing Projects

Development of a Design Tool for Planning Aqueous Amendment Injection Systems (ER-0626)

- Tool Kit: Emulsion Design Tool Kit (Posted 02/09)

- User's Guide: Development of a Design Tool for Planning Aqueous Amendment Injection Systems (Posted 03/09)
Loading Rates and Impacts of Substrate Delivery for Enhanced Anaerobic Bioremediation (ER-0627)
Decision and Management Tools for DNAPL Sites: Optimization of Chlorinated Solvent Source and Plume Remediation Considering Uncertainty (ER-0704)
Optimized Enhanced Bioremediation Through Four-Dimensional Geophysical Monitoring and Autonomous Data Collection, Processing, and Analysis (ER-0717)
Parallel In Situ Screening of Remediation Strategies for Improved Decision Making, Remedial Design, and Cost Savings (ER-0914)
FY10 New Start - Incorporating Aerobic Processes into Remedies for Large Chlorinated Solvent Plumes (ER-1026) - Project Description

Long-Term Monitoring

Completed & Verified Projects

Demonstration/Validation of Long-Term Monitoring Using Wells Installed by Direct-Push Technologies (ER-0011)

Fact Sheet
Cost & Performance Report
Demonstration and Validation of a Regenerated Cellulose Dialysis Membrane Diffusion Sampler for Monitoring Groundwater Quality and Remediation Progress at DoD Sites (ER-0313)

Fact Sheet
Final Report
Adaptive Long-Term Monitoring at Environmental Restoration Sites (ER-0629)

Fact Sheet
Final Report
(Posted 08/09)
Demonstration/Validation of the Snap Sampler Passive Groundwater Sampling Device (ER-0630)

Fact Sheet
Final Report- Pease Air Force Base
(Posted 09/09)
Final Report
(Posted 08/09)

Ongoing Projects

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