Environmental Restoration Technology
Abstract
This Project matures and demonstrates technologies transitioned from PE 0602720A (Environmental Quality Technology) Projects 835 and 896 that address the management and mitigation of hazardous materials and chemicals, with a focus on mitigating impacts of new materiel that will enter the Army inventory within the next decade and beyond. This Project will shape and protect Army investments in next generation fires by delivering proactive, scientifically sound risk and environmental impact management strategies. Efforts in this Project assess environmental factors in mission planning activities that impact the battlefield landscape of future threats while also identifying opportunities and impacts to mission success in sparse data environments. These efforts will enable mission planners to identify the industrial/commercial resources used as components of weapons development. Technologies matured within this Project: inform the Army of potential environmental threats, opportunities, and mission impacts; help decision makers understand environmental threats in urban and industrial contested environments; and provide rapid sensing and assessment of the presence and extent of dangerous compounds in battlefield environments. A key aspect of this work is the enhancement of risk assessment and life cycle analysis techniques that can more accurately predict and identify the environmental liabilities associated with fielding new systems and technologies. Efforts also identify ways to economically comply with myriad federal, state, and host country regulations dealing with contaminated soil and water. This Project includes pilot-scale field studies to demonstrate technological feasibility and optimize performance and productivity of risk mitigation techniques. FY 2020 realignments are due to financial restructuring in support of Army Modernization Priorities. The work cited is consistent with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering priority focus areas, the Army Modernization Strategy, and supports the Army Strategy for the Environment. Work in this Project is performed by the Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2020
- Source ID
- 03E_0603728A_3_2040_PB_2020
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