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FY 2011 STATEMENT OF NEED
Environmental Restoration (ER) Program Area
The objective of this Statement of Need (SON) was to seek fundamental or applied research to develop cost effective in situ treatment technologies for perfluoroalkyl-impacted groundwater. A better understanding of fate and transport properties of perfluoroalkyl chemicals in groundwater was needed, as was a basic understanding of the mechanisms involved in chemical destruction, either via chemical, physical, or microbial means, in order to develop cost-effective remedial technologies. Consideration was also given to common co-occurring chemicals and how these co-occurring chemicals impact degradation, and fate and transport. Proposers were asked to address the following specific objectives:
The projects listed below were selected to address the objectives of this SON. Additional information on individual projects can be found by clicking the project title.
Research in this area should lead to developing a greater understanding of the chemical, physical, and microbial processes involved in degrading or removing perfluoroalkyl sulfonates and perfluoroalkyl carboxylates from environmental media and will help facilitate the establishment of more cost-effective and efficient remedial action plans that are protective of human health and the environment. The remediation approaches that will be developed through this SON will improve the reliability of chemical treatment processes and expedite the cleanup/closure of impacted DoD sites.