Implementation of In Situ Activated Carbon
Remedies at Contaminated Sediment Sites



REFERENCES AND ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

MONITORING RESOURCES

Sediment Core Profiling

Sampling for Contaminants in Sediments and Sediment Porewater U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Technology Innovation Program

Demonstration of In Situ Treatment with Reactive Amendments for Contaminated Sediments in Active DoD Harbors ESTCP Project ER-201131

In situ Wetland Restoration Demonstration ESTCP Project ER-200825

Evaluating the Efficacy of a Low-Impact Delivery System for In Situ Treatment of Sediments Contaminated with Methylmercury and Other Hydrophobic Chemicals ESTCP Project ER-200835

NAVFAC Technology Transfer Review: Sediment Reactive Capping. Naval Facilities Engineering Command.

Sediment Profile Monitoring

The use of Sediment Profile Imaging (SPI) for Environmental Impact Assessments and Monitoring Studies: Lessons Learned from the Past Four Decades. Germano et al 2011. Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review, 2011, 49, 235–298

Sediment Profile Imaging - How it Works Inspire

Sediment Profile Imaging Services Newfields

Sediment Profile Imaging Integral Consulting

Remedy and Recontamination Assessment Array

SERDP Project ER-2537. Project Description and Final Report are available online.

Friction Sound Probe

Demonstration of an In-Situ Friction-Sound Probe for Mapping Particle Size at Contaminated Sediment Sites. SERDP/ESTCP ER-200919 project web page, including the Final Report.

Demonstration of an In-Situ Friction-Sound Probe for Mapping Particle Size at Contaminated Sediment Sites. SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific. Technical Report 2040. April, 2014.

Demonstration and Validation of Enhanced Monitored Natural Recovery at Department of Defense Sediment Sites. SERDP-ESTCP ER-201368 project web page, including the Final Report.

New Tools for Improving the Management of Contaminated Sediment Sites Webinar presented by Dr. Philip Gschwend, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Dr. Bart Chadwick, SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific. Presented November 20, 2014 – Webinar Slides

Sediment Ecotoxicity Assessment Ring (SEA Ring)

Demonstration and Commercialization of the Sediment Ecosystem Assessment Protocol (SEAP) ESTCP Project ER-201130

Demonstration of an In Situ Toxicity and Bioaccumulation Testing Technology for More Realistic Exposure Assessment Webinar

Demonstration of in situ Treatment with Reactive Amendments for Contaminated Sediments in Active DoD Harbors. ESTCP Project 201131

Demonstration and Validation of Enhanced Monitored Natural Recovery at Department of Defense Sediment Sites. ESTCP Project ER-201368 SEA Ring was used as a monitoring tool for EMNR at the Quantico remediation site.

Passive Sampling Methods

Measuring Bioavailability at Contaminated Upland Soil and Sediment Sites   SERDP/ESTCP web page

Laboratory, Field and Analytical Procedures for Using Passive Sampling in the Evaluation of Contaminated Sediments. USEPA and SERDP/ESTCP 2017. EPA/600/R-16/357

Developing Sediment Remediation Goals at Superfund Sites Based on Pore Water for the Protection of Benthic Organisms from Direct Toxicity to Non­ionic Organic Contaminants  US EPA 2017.  EPA/600/R

Integrating Passive Sampling Methods into Management of Contaminated Sediment Sites: A Guide for Department of Defense Remedial Project Managers. ESTCP Project ER-201216

Incorporating Bioavailability Consideration in the Evaluation of Contaminated Sediment Sites Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council, 2011.

Passive sampling methods for contaminated sediments: Practical guidance for selection, calibration, and implementation. Ghosh et al, 2014. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management 10(2): 210 – 223.

Passive sampling methods for contaminated sediments: Risk assessment and management. Greenberg et al, 2014. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management 10(2): 224 – 236.

In Situ Measurement of PCB Pore Water Concentration Profiles in Activated Carbon-Amended Sediment Using Passive Samplers. Oen et al, 2011. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2011, 45, 4053–4059

Guidance on Using Polyethylene Samplers to Measure HOCs in water and porewater.  ESTCP Project ER-200915

Guidance on Using SPME Samplers to Measure HOCs in water and porewater. ESTCP Project ER-200624

Diver-less Deployment System for In-Situ Sediment Samplers. US Navy Environmental Sustainability Development to Integration Program (NESDI) Project #529. September 2018.

Trident Probe and Ultraseep System

Monitoring of Water and Contaminant Migration at the Groundwater-Surface Water Interface. ESTCP Project ER-200422 Fact Sheet. Final Report and Cost and Performance Report.

Sediment Ecosystem Assessment Protocol (SEAP): An Accurate and Integrated Weight-of-Evidence Based System. SERDP Project ER-1550.

Reactive Capping Mat Development and Evaluation for Sequestering Contaminants in Sediments. SERDP Project ER-1493.

Coastal Contaminant Migration Monitoring: The Trident Probe and Ultra Seep System. Hardware Description, Protocols and Procedures. US Navy SSC Pacific Technical Report 1902. June 2003.

Navy Tools: Groundwater to Surface Water Contamination Migration Monitoring: Trident Probe and Ultra Seep Meter. USEPA Technology and Innovation Program. Measurement and Monitoring Technologies for the 21st Century.

Incorporating Bioavailability Considerations into the Evaluation of Contaminated Sediment Sites. Section 4.0 Bioavailability to Benthic Invertebrates. Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council. February, 2011.

Remedy Selection for Contaminated Sediments. Section 5. Conventional and Amended Capping. Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council. August 2014.