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Bedrock Bioremediation Center
ERG's groundwater processes and bioremediation research addresses
national problems resulting from hazardous waste disposal at military
bases, industrial sites, and landfills. The Bedrock
Bioremediation Center specializes in multidisciplinary research
that focuses on development, testing and evaluation of innovative
technologies to enhance in situ biodegradation of organic-contaminants
in bedrock aquifers. The BBC is funded by the U.S. EPA. Dr. Nancy
Kinner (603-862-1422; nancy.kinner@unh.edu)
directs the Center.
UNH Contaminated Sediments Center
The UNH Contaminated
Sediments Center was developed in response to regional and national
needs to find sustainable management methods for contaminated dredged
materials from ports, harbors and waterways, to develop new and
safer dredging technologies, and to develop in-situ treatment and
reactive capping techniques. Dr. Kevin Gardner (603-862-4334; kevin.gardner@unh.edu)
heads the Center.
UNH Stormwater Center
Results of a three-year study of ten seacoast New Hampshire sites
for stormwater technologies showed that at least one water quality
parameter was exacerbated by stormwater technology at least two-thirds
of the time. Numerous institutions and vendors have developed designs
to achieve desirable water quality and storm volume reduction but,
although many of these devices are invented or developed based in
sound theory, few undergo the rigors of independent scientific testing.
The UNH Stormwater
Center has constructed a field facility on the UNH Durham campus
where devices or designs for stormwater management can be tested
in parallel, enabling a controlled setting from which system performance
can be evaluated. The Center is funded through NOAA and is directed
by Dr. Tom Balletero (603-862-1405; tom.ballestero@unh.edu)
and Dr. Robert Roseen (603-862-4024; robert.roseen@unh.edu).
Coastal Response Research Center
The Coastal Response Research
Center is focused on developing new approaches to spill response
and restoration in marine and estuarine environments through research
and synthesis of information. A partnership between the National
Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), through the Office of
Response and Restoration (OR&R), and the University of New Hampshire
(UNH), the Center stimulates innovation in spill preparedness, response,
assessment, and implementation of optimum spill recovery strategies.
The primary purpose of the Center is to bring together the resources
of a research-oriented university and the field expertise of OR&R
to conduct and oversee basic and applied research, conduct outreach,
and encourage strategic partnerships in spill response, assessment
and restoration. The Center is directed by UNH Co-Director Dr. Nancy
Kinner (603-862-1422; nancy.kinner@unh.edu)
and NOAA Co-Director Amy Merten (603-862-3535; amy.merten@noaa.gov).
Contaminant Monitoring and Remediation Center
The Contaminant Monitoring and Remediation
Center is directed by Dr. Nancy Kinner (603-862-1422; nancy.kinner@unh.edu.
New England Water Treatment Technology Center
The New England Water
Treatment Technology Center is the hub for water treatment.
Group efforts in advanced water treatment technology focus on the
need of small communities and firms for reliable, affordable systems
for drinking water. Concern for safer drinking water, as well as
new Federal requirements, are forcing communities to upgrade to
more advanced treatment methods. Presently-available technologies
will result in massive cost increases, so new technologies are urgently
needed. The Center is funded by the U.S. EPA. Dr. Robin Collins
(603-862-1407; robin.collins@unh.edu)
directs the Center.
Recycled Materials Resource Center
ERG's waste characterization and utilization activities are directed
towards significantly increasing the amount of recycled materials
used in construction of roads and highways. ERG leads an international
Waste Utilization Consortium involved in a number of ongoing projects.
ERG's Recycled
Materials Resource Center conducts research to ensure that recycling
of materials in roads will be free of unexpected long-term environmental
consequences. The goal is to make recycling possible, in ways that
produce physical performanceof roads at least as good as with traditional
materials, at the same or lower cost. The Center is funded by the
Federal Highway Administration and is directed by Dr. Kevin Gardner
(603-862-4554; kevin.gardner@unh.edu).
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