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  • Alkaline Hydrolysis for Degrading the Emerging Munitions Contaminant Methylnitroguanidine and Regenerating Graphene Nanoplatelets for Sustainable Adsorption of Munition Compounds

    Abstract: Alkaline hydrolysis has proven to be an effective treatment technique for several emerging and legacy munition compounds. This study evaluates its effectiveness in degrading the emerging insensitive MC methylnitroguanidine in comparison to NQ. Additionally, the feasibility of regenerating graphene nanoplatelets following adsorption of MCs, including MeNQ, NQ, NTO, TNT, DNAN, and RDX, is investigated. This study is among the first to successfully evaluate MeNQ treatment and proposes a novel strategy to regenerate GnPs for further environmental remediation. Regeneration performance in high-pH solutions was compared with processes using a 30:70 solution of acetonitrile:water and reagent water alone to further determine pH- and solvent-based interactions. In high-pH solutions, NTO was desorbed via electrostatic repulsion, while the other MCs degraded, generating breakdown products consistent with previous studies and current findings. The aqueous ammonium produced during degradation may have been removed by GnPs. The organic-aqueous blend enhanced MC removal, with recovery largely correlating with aqueous solubility, though π-π interactions may have hindered desorption. Adsorption following desorption with these techniques resulted in higher capacities compared to systems using reagent water alone, where desorption aligned with adsorption isotherms. Overall, this study provides valuable insights into MeNQ treatment and the reuse of GnPs for sustainable water remediation.
  • Army Corps to share update on remediation at former DuPont Chambers Works site

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District will present an update regarding the ongoing remediation at the former DuPont Chambers Works site in Deepwater, N.J. The presentation will take place at the beginning of the Salem County Commissioner’s meeting on July 23 at 4:00 p.m. at the Salem County Historic Courthouse (104 Market Street, Salem, NJ).
  • Army Corps to share update on remediation at former DuPont Chambers Works site

    NOTE - this event has been postponed by Salem County from May 21, 2025 to July 23, 2025. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District will present an update regarding the ongoing remediation at the former DuPont Chambers Works site in Deepwater, N.J. The presentation will take place at the beginning of the Salem County Commissioner’s meeting at the Salem County Historic Courthouse (104 Market Street, Salem, NJ). The meeting will now take place on July 23, 2025.
  • Corps of Engineers continues preparation for remediation at Shallow Land Disposal Area

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces it has continued to make progress in its preparation for the remediation operations at the Shallow Land Disposal Area in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
  • Corps of Engineers leaders, FUSRAP staff meet with Cades Cove homeowners

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, met with Cades Cove homeowners yesterday to provide an update on future remediation activities in their neighborhood. District officials also met with area elected officials to update them as well. “The safety and well-being of the affected property owners is paramount in our remediation activities,” said Col. Andy Pannier, USACE St. Louis District commander. “We are currently working to develop documentation that outlines potential response actions to address materials at these properties and we are committed to coordinating closely with the property owners and surrounding community as we work through this process.”
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces remediation activities in Florissant subdivision

    ST. LOUIS – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) St. Louis District, under its Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP), has begun sampling activities in a subdivision located in Florissant, Missouri. This initiative includes portions of the right-of-way of Cades Cove Drive and on the common grounds adjacent to Coldwater Creek.
  • Iowa site works to award new remediation contract

    The Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP) continues its efforts to complete remediation at the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant (IAAAP) near Middletown, Iowa. This site update includes cubic yards shipped to a license, out-of-state disposal facility as of June 30, 2023 as well as efforts to obtain a new remediation contract.
  • USACE to host information meeting May 31 discussing Titan 1-A FUDS Project

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District is hosting an informational public meeting May 31 to discuss its remedial investigation of the former Beale Air Force Base Titan 1-A Missile facility in Lincoln, California.
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to increase activity on Jana Elementary property

    ST. LOUIS – The public will start to see an increase in activity on Jana Elementary School property in the next few weeks as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) St. Louis District prepares to start remediation work in the banks of Coldwater Creek under the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP).
  • Design, Construction, and Testing of the PFAS Effluent Treatment System (PETS), a Mobile Ion Exchange–Based System for the Treatment of Per-, Poly-Fluorinated Alkyl Substances (PFAS) Contaminated Water

    Abstract: Poly-,Per-fluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) are versatile chemicals that were incorporated in a wide range of products. One of their most important use was in aqueous film-forming foams for fighting liquid fuel fires. PFAS compounds have recently been identified as potential environmental contaminants. In the United States there are hundreds of potential military sites with PFAS contamination.The ERDC designed and constructed a mobile treatment system to address small sites (250,000 gallons or less) and as a platform to field test new adsorptive media. The PFAS Effluent Treatment System (PETS) has cartridge filters to remove sediments and a granular activated carbon (GAC) media filter to remove organic compounds that might compete with PFAS in the ion exchange process, although it may also remove PFAS too. The last process is an ion exchange resin specifically designed to remove PFAS to a target level of 70 ng/L or less (equivalent to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Drinking Water Health Advisory). The system was tested at Hurlburt Field, a US Air Force facility in Florida and at Naval Support Activity (NSA) Mid-South in Millington, TN.