MEETING DoD’s ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES
2007
SERDP and ESTCP
Project-of-the-Year Awards
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Identification and Characterization of
Natural Sources of Perchlorate
Dr. Gregory J. Harvey
U.S. Air Force
Aeronautical Systems Center
Engineering Directorate
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
Environmental
Restoration
Project of the Year
2007
Identification and Characterization of
Natural Sources of Perchlorate
Does perchlorate form naturally in the environment and, if so,
how does it impact the environment?
Benefits:
 An understanding of the
atmospheric and geochemical
processes involved in the natural
formation of perchlorate.
 An understanding of the fate and
transport of perchlorate in the
environment.
 Supports forensic investigations
to differentiate natural and
anthropogenic sources of
perchlorate in the environment.
Identification and Characterization of
Natural Sources of Perchlorate
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Gregory J. Harvey
U.S. Air Force
Aeronautical Systems Center
Engineering Directorate
Co-Performers:
 U.S. Geological Survey
Greta Orris, Ph.D.
Julio Betancourt, Ph.D.
 Texas Tech University
W. Andrew Jackson, Ph.D., P.E.
Todd Anderson, Ph.D.
Ken Rainwater, Ph.D., P.E.
Moira Ridley, Ph.D.
Sandy Dasgupta, Ph.D.
Srinath Rajagopalan, Ph.D.
Balaji Rao, Ph.D.
Improving Detection/Discrimination of
UXO in Magnetic Environments
Dr. Yaoguo Li
Colorado School of Mines
Golden, Colorado
Munitions
Management
Project of the Year
2007
Improving Detection/Discrimination of
UXO in Magnetic Environments
Detection and discrimination of unexploded ordnance (UXO)
can be seriously hindered by the presence of magnetic rocks
and soils.
Benefits:
 Provides an understanding of
magnetic soils, improved site
characterization of magnetic soil
and rock properties, and how to
use this information to process
magnetic and EM data.
 New filtering techniques
incorporate geostatistical
information and a physical
understanding of complex
magnetic susceptibility.
 Improved ability to detect UXO in
magnetic environments.
Improving Detection/Discrimination of
UXO in Magnetic Environments
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Yaoguo Li
Colorado School of Mines
Co-Performers:
 Colorado School of Mines
Richard Krahenbuhl, Ph.D.
Todd Meglich
 Sky Research, Inc.
Stephen Billings, Ph.D.
Sean Walker
 University of British Columbia  Michigan State University
Douglas Oldenburg, Ph.D.
Leonard Pasion, Ph.D.
Remke Van Dam, Ph.D.
 New Mexico Institute of Mining
and Technology
Bruce Harrison, Ph.D.
Riparian Ecosystem Management:
Impacts, Restoration and Enhancement Strategies
Dr. Patrick J. Mulholland
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Environmental Sciences Division
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Sustainable
Infrastructure
Project of the Year
2007
Riparian Ecosystem Management:
Impacts, Restoration and Enhancement Strategies
Riparian ecosystems at military installations are stressed
by the effects of training activities.
Benefits:
 Improved understanding of
the impacts of upland and
riparian disturbances from
military operations on
riparian ecosystem function.
 Two riparian restoration
strategies (woody debris
additions and revegetation).
 Tools to allow land managers
to make decisions that more
effectively protect the
function of riparian
ecosystems.
Riparian Ecosystem Management:
Impacts, Restoration and Enhancement Strategies
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Patrick J. Mulholland
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Environmental Sciences Division
Co-Performers:
 Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Jeffrey Houser, Ph.D.
Brian Roberts, Ph.D.
 Fort Benning
Gary Hollon
 Auburn University
Jack Feminella, Ph.D.
B. Graeme Lockaby, Ph.D.
Kelly Maloney, Ph.D.
Guadalupe Calvacanti
Rachel Jolley
Stephanie Miller
Richard Mitchell
Development of Chrome-Free
Welding Consumables
Dr. Gerald S. Frankel
The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio
Weapons Systems
and Platforms
Project of the Year
2007
Development of Chrome-Free
Welding Consumables
Welding fumes generated with conventional stainless steel
welding rods contain carcinogenic hexavalent chromium (Cr+6).
Benefits:
41 ft
41 ft
10 ft
7.6 ft
7.6 ft
 Cr-free welding consumable for
300-series stainless steels that
significantly reduces Cr+6 in the
welding fume.
 Cr-free welding consumable for
stainless steels meets exposure
limits for conventional welding
processes currently used in many
DoD industries.
 Meets required corrosion and
mechanical properties for welds.
Development of Chrome-Free
Welding Consumables
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Gerald S. Frankel
The Ohio State University
Co-Performers:
 The Ohio State University
John C. Lippold, Ph.D.
Jeff Sowards
Boian Alexandrov, Ph. D.
Dong Liang
Implementation and Commercialization of
New Germplasms for Use on Military Ranges
Mr. Antonio J. Palazzo
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Engineer Research and Development Center
Cold Regions Research and
Engineering Laboratory
Hanover, New Hampshire
Project of the Year
2007
Implementation and Commercialization of
New Germplasms for Use on Military Ranges
Military training with tracked and wheeled vehicles disturbs
ground cover and can lead to extensive erosion.
Benefits:
 New grass cultivars with increased
establishment rates and better
resiliency to military disturbance.
 Commercial seed production has
begun. Grasses are applicable to
more than 1.3 million acres of land.
 Reduces cost and time
requirements for maintaining and
sustaining military training lands.
 Guidance on seeding methods
available for land managers.
Implementation and Commercialization of
New Germplasms for Use on Military Ranges
Principal Investigator:
Mr. Antonio J. Palazzo
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Engineer Research and Development Center
Cold Regions Research and
Engineering Laboratory
Co-Performers:
 USDA-ARS
Kevin Jensen, Ph.D.
Blair Waldron, Ph.D.
Kay Asay, Ph.D.
 USACE ERDC-CRREL
Timothy Cary
Susan Hardy
Grenade Range Management Using Lime for Metals
Immobilization and Explosives Transformation
Dr. Steven L. Larson
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Engineer Research and Development Center
Environmental Laboratory
Vicksburg, Mississippi
Project of the Year
2007
Grenade Range Management Using Lime for Metals
Immobilization and Explosives Transformation
Potential migration of munitions constituents (MC) from soil to
groundwater poses risk on active hand grenade training ranges.
Benefits:
 Simple cost-effective approach
controls MC mobility and promotes
degradation of compounds like RDX.
 Lime is an inexpensive and readily
available material.
• Ties in with existing
management, implementation
costs are negligible.
• Periodic application to the top
layer of soil by hand or drop
spreader.
 Eliminates migration of MC and
reduces future range cleanup.
Grenade Range Management Using Lime for Metals
Immobilization and Explosives Transformation
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Steven L. Larson
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Engineer Research and Development Center
Environmental Laboratory
Co-Performers:
 USACE ERDC-EL
Jeffrey Davis, Ph.D.
Deborah Felt
W. Andy Martin
 U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center
Gene Fabian
Greg Zynda
 U.S. Army RDECOM-ARDEC
Gregory O’Connor
 Applied Research Associates, Inc.
Catherine Nestler
 U.S. Army Environmental Command
Kimberly Watts
 Shaw Environmental, Inc.
Beth-Anne Johnson