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Detection and Site Characterization Research

Center for Hazardous Substances in Urban Environments

Speciation of Chromium in Environmental Media Using Capillary Electrophoresis With Multiple Wavelength UV/Visible Detection. Investigators: Alan Stone and Charles O'Melia, Johns Hopkins University.

Environmental Assessment and GIS System Development of Brownfield Sites in Baltimore. Investigators: G. Chen, G.B. Oguntimein, and S. Williams, Morgan State University.

Measurements and Large Eddy Simulations of Plume Dispersion in an Urban Boundary Layer. Investigators: Marc Parlange and Charles Meneveau, Johns Hopkins University; Joseph Helble, University of Connecticut; and John Ondov, University of Maryland.

Large Eddy Simulation of Dispersion in Urban Areas. Investigators: Marc Parlange and Charles Meneveau, Johns Hopkins University.

Midwest HSRC

Adaptation of Subsurface Microbial Biofilm Communities in Response to Chemical Stressors. Investigators: Paul Bishop, University of Cincinnati; Nancy G. Love and Ann Stevens, Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Industrial collaborator: IT Corporation.

Dewatering, Remediation, and Evalution of Dredged Sediments. Investigators: Paul Schwab, Lee Newman, Krishnakumar Nedunari, and Kathy Banks, Purdue University, University of South Carolina, and Central State University. Collaborator: Department of Defense

Incorporating Natural Attenuation Into Design and Management Strategies For Contaminated Sites. Investigators: John Novak and Mark Widdowson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Industrial collaborators: Norfolk Southern Corporation and Waste Management, Inc.

Microbial Indicators of Bioremediation Potential and Success. Investigators: M. Katherine Banks and Jim Alleman, Purdue University. Industrial collaborators: Vectren and BP.

Microfluidic Sensors for Environmental Monitoring. Investigators: Nancy Love, Kathleen Meehan, and Brian J. Love, Virginia Polytechnic and State University.

Plant-VOC Interaction: Site Investigation and Monitoring for Phytoremediation . Investigators: Joel Burken, University of Missouri-Rolla.

Rocky Mountain HSRC

Evaluating Recovery of Stream Ecosystems from Mining Pollution: Integrating Biochemical, Population, Community and Ecosystem Indicators. Investigators: James Ranville, Colorado School of Mines, and William H. Clements, Colorado State University.

Metal Removal Capabilities of Passive Bioreactor Systems: Effects of Organic Matter and Microbial Population Dynamics. Investigators: Linda Figueroa, Dianne Ahmann, and Thomas Wildeman, Colorado School of Mines; David Blowes, University of Waterloo; Kenneth Reardon, Kenneth Carlson, Charles Shackelford,Nancy DuTeau, and Sandra Woods, Colorado State University.

South & Southwest HSRC

In-Situ Containment and Treatment: Engineering Cap Integrity and Reactivity. Investigators: Joseph B. Hughes and Mark Wiesner, Rice University; Billy Edge, Texas A&M University; and K.T. Valsaraj, Louisiana State University.

Western HSRC

Continuous-Flow Column Studies of Reductive Dehalogenation with Two Different Enriched Cultures: Kinetics, Inhibition, and Monitoring of Microbial Activity Lewis Semprini and Mark Dolan, Oregon State University, and Alfred Spormann, Stanford University.

Development and Evaluation of Field Sensors for Monitoring Bioaugmentation with Anaerobic Dehalogenating Cultures for In-Situ Treatment of TCE. Investigator: James Ingle, Oregon State University.

Development and Evaluation of Field Sensors for Monitoring Anaerobic Dehalogenation After Bioaugmenatation Investigator: James Ingle, Oregon State University.

Effects of Sorbent Microporosity on Multicomponent Fate and Transport in Contaminated Groundwater Aquifers. Investigator: Martin Reinhard, Stanford University.

Development of the Push-Pull Test to Monitor Bioaugmentation with Dehalogenating Cultures. Investigators: Jennifer A. Field and Jonathan D. Istok, Oregon State University.

Novel Methods for Laboratory Measurement of Transverse Dispersion in Porous Media Peter K. Kitanidis and Craig Criddle, Stanford University.