Video by Jeff Chao, Marisa Gaona and Shelley Tingle | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center | 01.07.2025
Contaminated sediments in aquatic environments are a pressing concern, posing significant risks to ecosystems and public health. The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is at the forefront of addressing this critical issue. In the ERDC Environmental Laboratory, engineers are developing innovative solutions to mitigate the impact of these contaminants, working to protect......
Video by Jeff Chao, Marisa Gaona and Shelley Tingle | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center | 01.07.2025
Contaminated sediments in aquatic environments are a pressing concern, posing significant risks to ecosystems and public health. The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is at the forefront of addressing this critical issue. In the ERDC Environmental Laboratory, engineers are developing innovative solutions to mitigate the impact of these contaminants, working to protect......
Video by Jeff Chao, Marisa Gaona and Christopher Kieffer | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center | 04.20.2020
The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is proud to have a long history of discovering, developing and delivering new ways to protect our environment. Today, ERDC continues to produce world-class research to support the Corps of Engineers’ Environmental Operating Principles. That includes methods to remove blue-green algae from large bodies of water and break down its......
Video by Jeff Chao and Christopher Kieffer | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center | 03.12.2020
A challenging problem facing our military is the impact caused by aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) that has been used to control aviation fires at military bases since the 1970s. It contains a substance called PFAS, which has been discovered at hundreds of installations around the world, and Department of Defense leadership has committed to further studying the issue. In support of the......
Video by Jeff Chao and Marisa Gaona | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center | 09.05.2019
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plays a crucial role for the Nation and Warfighter with its Civil Works and Military Missions, as well as R&D, in support of other federal agencies, and international stakeholders. The innovative work and research performed today continues to propel the Corps towards the realm of the possible....
