Federal Integrated Biotreatment Research Consortium (FIBRC): Flask to Field Initiative
Abstract
The Federal Integrated Biotreatment Research Consortium (Flask to Field) represented a 7-year Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP)-funded effort by several research laboratories to develop bioremediation technologies for contaminated U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) sites. The project was proposed as a new 6.2-level research program to enhance, but not duplicate, the existing funded efforts in the DoD. It also complemented both the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Energy short- and long-term research strategies. The primary objective of this project was to develop the most promising biotreatment processes at the bench, intermediate, and pilot scale in each of four thrust areas: polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), chlorinated solvents, energetics and explosives, and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). The consortium structure consisted of a lead principal investigator or director and four thrust area coordinators. Lead researchers at various government installations and academic institutions carried out the individual projects in each thrust area. Engineering groups worked closely with scientists in evaluating the potential of the resulting technologies and in the transfer of technologies from bench scale to field. A technical advisory committee consisting of leading biotechnology specialists in academia, industry, consulting, and government assisted and advised the director and reviewed individual projects for technical merit.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2002
- Accession Number
- ADA408792
Entities
People
- Altaf Wani
- Catherine C. Nestler
- Deborah R. Felt
- Jim C. Spain
- Rakesh Bajpai
Organizations
- Engineer Research and Development Center