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The Center for Contaminant Hydrology (CCH) is a nationally recognized program focused on finding innavative solutions for inadvertant release of contaminants to subsurface environments. Key attributes of the program include interdisciplinary studies, close collaboration with sponsors, collaboration with other academic programs, a focus on field scale studies, and innovation.
Current research projects at the CCH include:
- ZVI-Clay (in situ admixing of contaminated soils with iron and clay),
- e-barriers (sequential electrolytic degradation),
- Benefits of source zone removal,
- Characterizing LNAPL stability, and
- A decision guide for sources and plumes.
The growing list of CCH sponsors and partners includes:
Industry
- American Petroleum Institute,
- Chevron Corporation,
- ConocoPhilips,
- DuPont,
- ExxonMobil, and
- Suncor Energy
Government
- Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence (AFCEE)
- Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP)
- Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP)
- US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
Academia
- Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado
- University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Consortia
- University Consortium for Field-Focused Groundwater Contamination Research (formerly University Consortium Solvents in Groundwater Research Program)
The success of the center is reflected in its participation in Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) and National Research Committee (NRC) committees on related topics, invitations to
speak as numerous national/international meetings, three patents, a recent donation of two
additional patents by DuPont, and publications that are receiving national attention.
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