Address
3909 Halls Ferry Road
Vicksburg, MS 39180-6199
United StatesLaboratory Representative
Tech Transfer Website:
http://www.erdc.usace.army.mil/Locations/EL/Research/How-to-Work-with-Us/Description
The Environmental Laboratory is the problem
solver for the Corps and the Nation in environmental science and
engineering research and development in support of environmental
systems. The staff supports the environmental missions of the U.S.
Army, the Department of Defense, and the Nation through research,
development, special studies, and technology transfer.
Environmental Laboratory research includes a network of expertise
and facilities from other Engineer Research and Development Center
( ERDC) and Corps Laboratories, other government agencies,
academia, and private sector.
Mission
The mission of the Environmental Laboratory
encompasses Environmental Quality investigations related to water
resources development and navigation projects, management and
delineation of wetlands, investigations of reservoir, riverine, and
coastal water quality problems, management of natural and cultural
resources, and cleanup of contaminated soils and sediments. The
Environmental laboratory is also the DoD leader for Installation
Restoration (Cleanup) research as part of the Environmental Quality
Science and Technology Plan. These technology areas include site
characterization, groundwater modeling, environmental effects,
unexploded ordnance, contaminant fate and effects, and terrestrial
and aquatic assessment.
Technology Disciplines
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Geospatial Data Analysis Facility (GDAF)
Address:
CEERD-OT 3909 Halls Ferry Road
Vicksburg
Region:
P: 217-373-7234Security Clearance : Non Security LabSquare Footage: 0 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Environmental Laboratory maintains a state-of-the-art Geospatial Data Analysis Facility (GDAF) devoted to the application of spatial information analysis technologies, including GIS, RS (including image processing), and global positioning systems (GPS).
Aquatic and Wetlands Ecosystems Research and Development Center
Address:
CEERD-OT 3909 Halls Ferry Road
Vicksburg
Region:
P: (601) 634-2141ÂSecurity Clearance : Non Security LabSquare Footage: 0 Lab Reps:
Dr. Tim Lewis
The Aquatic and Wetlands Ecosystem Research and Development Center is a complex of laboratories, greenhouses, and ponds that are utilized to conduct research activities on a wide diversity of environmental problems. The main facility (1,500 sq. ft.) is comprised of five laboratories and two common research areas. Five greenhouses (7,000 sq. ft.) and ten research ponds surround the main facility. This extensive complex allows researchers to conduct studies on both plants and animals that are of concern to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and our Federal sponsors.
Center for Contaminated Sediments
Address:
3909 Halls Ferry Road
Vicksburg
Region:
P: (601) 634-3626E: Todd.S.Bridges@usace.army.milSecurity Clearance : Non Security LabSquare Footage: 0 Lab Reps:
Dr. odd Bridges
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Center for Contaminated Sediments serves as a clearinghouse for technology and expertise concerned with contaminated sediments. The Center's mission is to advance the development and application of sound science and engineering principles and technology in the assessment and management of contaminated sediments. The Center pursues this mission through sponsoring development of new initiatives and innovative technologies, organizing and sponsoring technical workshops and symposia, and working on contaminated sediment projects with other organizations within the Corps, Department of Defense, other federal and state agencies, academia, and the private sector. With more than two decades of experience in various aspects of identifying, delineating, assessing, remediating, and managing contaminated sediments, Corps engineers and scientists are on the cutting edge of research in this important area. This expertise is a direct result of research and development activities funded in support of the Corps' navigation mission and reimbursable work related to site assessment and cleanup for other elements within the U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and others.
Columbia River Basin Research Facility
Address:
CEERD-OT 3909 Halls Ferry Road
Vicksburg
Region:
P: 217-373-7234Security Clearance : Non Security LabSquare Footage: 0 Located in North Bonneville, Washington near the Bonneville Dam and the Columbia River, the Fisheries Engineering Team (FET), of the Engineer Research and Development Center Environmental Laboratory, conducts fish passage investigations in support of Portland and Walla Walla Districts' Anadromous Fish Evaluation Program and Seattle Districts' Lake Washington General Investigation Study. The FET uses state-of-the-art hydroacoustic, video, and acoustic camera systems to monitor and evaluate juvenile salmon passage at Corps hydropower dams within the Columbia River Basin and a navigation lock on the Lake Washington Ship Canal in Seattle, WA. The FET has extensive experience evaluating behavioral technologies (e.g., sound and light) and has developed capabilities for characterizing complex flow fields using Doppler-based instrumentation. Additionally, the FET is developing a sophisticated computational tool that integrates hydrodynamic and aquatic biological concepts that will enable Computational Fluid Dynamics models to simulate detailed individual movements of fish species in three dimensions.
Deployable Aerobic Aqueous Bioreactor (DAAB) Wastewater Treatment Facility
Address:
3909 Halls Ferry Road
Vicksburg
Region:
P: 601-634-2286E: scott.a.waisner@erdc.usace.army.milSecurity Clearance : Non Security LabSquare Footage: 0 Lab Reps:
Scott Waisner
To adequately protect the environment and human health, rapidly deployable and operational wastewater treatment facilities are vital for military operations, disaster relief, and humanitarian mission areas where permanent facilities have been damaged or do not exist. The Deployable Aerobic Aqueous Bioreactor (DAAB) developed by ERDC's Environmental Lab with Sam Houston State University, Lamar University and Sul Ross State University is a portable, biological wastewater treatment facility designed for rapid deployment to areas where there are minimal resources and short time constraints.
Eau Galle Aquatic Ecology Laboratory (EGAEL)
Address:
CEERD-OT 3909 Halls Ferry Road
Vicksburg
Region:
P: 217-373-7234Security Clearance : Non Security LabSquare Footage: 0 The Eau Galle Aquatic Ecology Laboratory (EGAEL) of the Engineer Research and Development Center Environmental Laboratory, located near Spring Valley, Wisconsin, offers extensive experience in field and experimental analysis of ecological and water quality processes essential for evaluating and implementing rehabilitation and management techniques for a variety of aquatic systems. Areas of expertise include watershed nutrient transport and fate, nutrient dynamics and recycling, eutrophication diagnostics and modeling, sediment-nutrient interactions, macrophyte ecology and control, and rehabilitation and environmental management of aquatic systems. The EGAEL has field capabilities for sampling sediments, water, and biota, onsite experimental facilities, and a complete 2,000-ft2 laboratory facility for conducting a wide variety of chemical and physical analyses.
Environmental Chemistry Branch Omaha Facility
Address:
CEERD-OT 3909 Halls Ferry Road
Vicksburg
Region:
P: 217-373-7234Security Clearance : Non Security LabSquare Footage: 0 The analytical chemistry facility, located in downtown Omaha, NE, provides an extensive range of high quality analytical chemistry services to support Corps environmental programs. Primary mission-functions are: environmental analytical chemistry research, quality assurance analysis, analytical chemistry in support of research projects, water quality analysis, analytical method development, and quality assurance program technical support. A staff of over 30 well-trained, experienced employees including numerous Ph.D. and Master of Science chemists operate state-of-the-art analytical instrumentation in support of research and environmental programs. The analytical chemistry expertise and technical capabilities are utilized to assist Corps technical personnel in completing environmental investigation, remediation, and solving environmental related technical problems.
Environmental Chemistry Laboratory Facility
Address:
CEERD-OT 3909 Halls Ferry Road
Vicksburg
Region:
P: 217-373-7234Security Clearance : Non Security LabSquare Footage: 0 The mission of the Environmental Chemistry Branch is to serve as a center for research and methods development in the field of environmental analytical chemistry; support environmental programs at the Waterways Experiment Station with state of the art analysis in the areas of water quality, environmental restoration, and contaminated sediment and dredged material management; provide Quality Assurance (QA) support to the Corps' Hazardous, Toxic, Radiological Waste (HTRW) programs; and support the Lower Mississippi Valley Division as the Division Laboratory.
Environmental Toxicology Research Facility
Address:
3909 Halls Ferry Road
Vicksburg
Region:
P: 601-634-3619E: Buddy.L.Goatcher@usace.army.milSecurity Clearance : Non Security LabSquare Footage: 0 Lab Reps:
Buddy Goatcher
Hazardous Waste Research Center
Address:
CEERD-OT 3909 Halls Ferry Road
Vicksburg
Region:
P: 217-373-7234 Security Clearance : Non Security LabSquare Footage: 0 The U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station (WES) is playing a major role in development of technologies for cleanup of toxic and hazardous waste in military and civilian sites. Basic and applied research efforts are coordinated through our Hazardous Waste Research Center (HWRC) that opened in fiscal year 1988. The HWRC provides research and development and innovative technology demonstration support to all Corps of Engineers Districts and Divisions, the ten Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regions under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Superfund program and the Assessment and Remediation of Contaminated Sediments program under the Clean Water Act. The HWRC conducts research at all levels, from initial laboratory investigations to the development and application of new and innovative technologies on site. Research is performed on a cost reimbursement basis and is executed through a variety of Federal funding arrangements, including work with the private sector under cooperative research and development agreements (CRDAs) to expedite transfer of remediation technologies to the governmental and private sector. The Hazardous Waste Research Center, HWRC, located in Vicksburg, MS is part of the larger Corps of Engineers research complex, WES. It is nationally recognized by EPA's Technology Innovation Office as a premier facility for this type of research. The HWRC offers a full service research and evaluation facility complete with safety equipment, a high-bay pilot studies area, and currently under construction large-scale pilot studies facility. The HWRC is permitted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, and State of Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, DEQ, perform research investigations and treatment of most listed and characteristic hazardous wastes onsite.
