The Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) and the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) are the Department of Defense’s (DoD) environmental technology programs. SERDP and ESTCP address environmental matters of concern to DoD through funding for basic and applied research and development and demonstration/validation of technologies that can enhance the capabilities of DoD to meet its environmental obligations.

Partners in Environmental Technology reflects the partnership formed by SERDP and ESTCP. Partnerships play a pivotal role in the successful transition of research initiatives and demonstrations. The partnerships between the DoD, Department of Energy, and the Environmental Protection Agency; the partnerships between federal agencies, private industry, and academia; and the partnerships between technology developers, end users, and environmental regulators all are critical to the success of SERDP and ESTCP.

 
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SERDP AND ESTCP INFORMATION BULLETINS

Information BulletinLatest Issue Features SERDP and ESTCP Climate Change Efforts

The Late Fall  2009 issue of the SERDP & ESTCP Information Bulletin is now online. It highlights:

  • Ongoing SERDP and ESTCP efforts to assess climate change impacts and vulnerabilities across DoD and to explore approaches to reduce these impacts through adaptation and mitigation.
  • The key role that DoD can play in advancing the development and demonstration of new energy technologies. SERDP and ESTCP recently expanded renewable energy and energy efficiency technology efforts with American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds.
  • The Advanced Surface Engineering Technologies for a Sustainable Defense (ASETSDefense) workshop held this fall, which emphasized hexavalent chromium alternatives to assist organizations responding to the recent DoD policy memorandum issued by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics on April 8, 2009.
  • ESTCP’s successful demonstration of a cost-effective in-place management approach for PCB-contaminated sediments. This approach involves mixing activated carbon into the uppermost sediment layer, which leads to sorption of PCBs and reduced ecological and human health risk.
  • A technical guide developed with ESTCP support to assist project managers in evaluating and implementing monitored natural recovery (MNR) at contaminated sediment sites. MNR is an in-place sediment management approach that relies on natural processes to reduce ecological and human health risks, while monitoring recovery over time to verify remedy success.
  • A new SERDP and ESTCP webcast that provides a tutorial on geophysical system verification (GSV), a physics-based alternative to geophysical prove-outs for munitions response. GSV moves resources from an upfront evaluation of geophysical systems to ongoing verification of system performance, building confidence that data generated throughout a munitions response project is meeting project objectives.

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PARTNERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY TECHNICAL SYMPOSIUM & WORKSHOP

Mark Your Calendars for the 2010 Symposium & Workshop
 
The next Partners in Environmental Technology Technical Symposium & Workshop, sponsored by the SERDP and ESTCP, will be held November 30 – December 2, 2010, in Washington, D.C. This conference will provide attendees technical sessions and training courses covering DoD’s most significant environmental challenges and opportunities to network with more than 1,000 environmental professionals from the government, academic, and private sectors during poster and exhibit sessions. Details will be posted as they are available on the Symposium site at www.serdp-estcp.org/symposium. 
 
PRESS RELEASE: 
SERDP and ESTCP Announce the
2009 Project-of-the-Year Award Recipients

Researchers Lauded for Helping DoD Sustain Training Ranges Using Natural and Transgenic Grasses
 
WASHINGTON – In its ongoing effort to sustain mission-critical training ranges, the Department of Defense (DoD) is enlisting a different sort of fighting force: plants. It turns out that grasses growing on ranges throughout the nation can serve as tools in the military’s arsenal in combating environmental contamination.  more...

 
 
 
 
 
 

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