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Organic Contaminants Research

Center for Hazardous Substances in Urban Environments

Co-Contaminant Effects on Risk Assessment and Remediation Activities Involving Urban Sediments and Soils. Investigators: William Ball and Edward Bouwer, Johns Hopkins University.

Fate and Potential Bioavailability of Airborne Urban Contaminants. Investigators: Robert Mason, Joel Baker, and John Ondov, University of Maryland.

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.

Zero-Valent Metal Treatment of Halogenated Vapor-Phase Contaminants in SVE Offgas. Investigators: A. Lynn Roberts and Howard Fairbrother, 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.

Interaction of Various Plant Species with Microbial PCB-Degraders in Contaminated Soils. Investigators: Clayton L. Rugh and Sisir M. Dutta, Michigan State University and Howard University. Collaborator: Entrix Corporation

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

Sustainable Remediation. Investigators: Jodi R. Shann and Steven Rogstad, University. Industrial collaborator: Chevron Products Company. of Cincinnati

South & Southwest HSRC

Bioturbation and Bioavailability of Residual, Desorption-Resistant Contaminants. Investigators: Danny D. Reible, J.W. Fleeger, and John Pardue of Louisiana State University; and Mason Tomson, Rice University.

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.

Phytoremediation in Wetlands and Confined Disposal Facilities. Investigators: John H. Pardue, Louisiana State University, Joseph B. Hughes, Rice University; Jerry Schnoor, University of Iowa; and Chandra Theegala, Southern University.

Western HSRC

Aerobic Cometabolism of Chlorinated Aliphatic Hydrocarbon Compounds with Butane-Grown Microorganisms. Investigators: Daniel J. Arp, Peter Bottomley, Lynda Ciuffetti, Stephen Giovannoni, Lewis Semprini, and Ken Williamson.

Chemical, Physical and Biological Processes at the Surface of Palladium Catalysts under Groundwater Treatment Conditions. Investigators: Martin Reinhard, Stanford University; John Westall, Oregon State University

Developing and Optimizing Biotransformation Kinetics for the Bioremediation of Trichloroethylene at NAPL Source Zone Concentrations. Investigators: Lewis Semprini and Mark Dolan, Oregon State 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.

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.

Strategies for In-situ Mixing of Contaminants and Additives. Investigators: Peter Kitanidis and Craig Criddle, Stanford University.


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