Completed Projects

1."Anaerobic Intrinsic Bioremediation of Whole Gasoline" (94816); University of Oklahoma; $130,036.
Principal Investigator - Joseph Suflita
Report Summaries
For Final Report see continuation of project - #17 below.

2."Passive Sampling Devices (PSDs) for the Bioavailability Screening of Soils Containing Petrochemicals" (94814); Oklahoma State University and University of Tulsa; $135,687.
Principal Investigators - Roman Lanno and Kathleen Duncan
Report Summaries

3."Microflora Involved in Phytoremediation of Polyaromiatic Hydrocarbons" (94836); University of Oklahoma; $88,979.
Principal Investigators - David P. Nagle and John S. Fletcher
Report Summaries

4. Using Plants to Remediate Petroleum-Contaminated Soil - Renewed as #18

5."The Use of Nitrate for the Control of Sulfide Formation in Oklahoma Oil Fields" (94831); University of Oklahoma; $51,068.
"The Influence of Nitrate on Microbial Processes in Oil Industry Production Waters", I. Davidova, M.S. Hicks, P.M. Fedorak and J.M. Sulfita, Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology (2001) 27, 80-86
Principal Investigator - Joseph M. Suflita and Irene A. Davidova
Report Summaries

6."Microbial Treatment of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material(NORM)" (94817); University of Oklahoma; $9,977.
Principal Investigator - Lee R. Krumholz
Report Summaries

7."Evaluation of Road Base Material Derived from Tank Bottom Sludges" (94824); Oklahoma State University; $70,556.
Principal Investigators - John N. Veenstra, Dee Ann Sanders and Donald R. Snethen
Report Summaries

8."Demonstration of a Subsurface Drainage System for the Remediation of Brine-Impacted Soil" (94827); University of Tulsa and Oklahoma State University; $99,769.
Principal Investigators - Thomas M. Harris and John Veenstra
Report Summaries

9."Surfactant Enhanced Treatment of Oil Contaminated Soils and Oil Based Drill Cuttings" (94835); University of Oklahoma; $115,053
Principal Investigators - David Sabatini, John Scamehorn and Jeffrey Childs
Report Summaries

10."Novel Materials for Facile Separation of Petroleum Products From Aqueous Mixtures via Magnetic Filtration" (94839); Oklahoma State University; Proof of Concept; $20,000
Principal Investigators - Allen W. Apblett
Report Summaries

11."Development of Relevant Ecological Screening Criteria for the Ecological Assessment of Petroleum, Hydrocarbon Contaminated Exploration & Production Sites" (94837); Oklahoma State University; $117,463
Principal Investigators - Roman Lanno, Will Focht and Anne Cross
Report Summaries

12. Humate-Induced Remediation of Petroleum Contaminated Surface Soils - Renewed as #22

13. New Process for Plugging Abandoned Wells - Renewed as #24

14."Enhancement of Microbial Sulfate Reduction for the Remediation of Hydrocarbon Contaminated Aquifers" (94841); University of Oklahoma; $150,323
Principal Investigator - Joseph M. Suflita
Report Summaries

15."Locating Oil-Water Interfaces in Process Vessels" (14-2-1204184); University of Tulsa: Proof of Concept; $19,982
Principal Investigators - Peter G. LoPresti and Francis S. Manning
Report Summaries

16. Remediation of Brine Spills with Hay - Renewed as #25

17."Continuation of an Investigation into the Anaerobic Intrinsic Bioremediation of Whole Gasoline" (94816); University of Oklahoma; $111,344
Principal Investigators - Joseph Suflita and G. Todd Townsend
Report Summaries

18.Using Plants to Remediate Petroleum-Contaminated Soil (Continuation) - Renewed as #28

19."Biodegradation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Salt-Impacted Soil by Native Halophiles or Halotolerants and Strategies for Enhanced Degradation" (94832); Oklahoma State University; $20,000
Principal Investigator - Babu Fathepure
Report Summaries

20."Anaerobic Intrinsic Bioremediation of MTBE" (94833); University of Oklahoma; $71,796
Principal Investigators - Kevin G. Kropp and Joseph M. Suflita
Report Summaries

21."Evaluation of Commercial, Microbial-Based Products to Treat Paraffin Deposition in Tank Bottoms and Oil Production Equipment" (94838); University of Oklahoma; $149,999
Principal Investigator - Michael J. McInerney
Report Summaries

  1. "A Continuation: Humate-Induced Remediation of Petroleum Contaminated Surface Soils" (94843); University of Oklahoma
    Principal Investigators - Mark Nanny, R. Paul Philp, V.E. Andrusevich and Glenn Ulrich
    Report Summariesf     ; $133,136

 

23."Data for Design of Vapor Recovery Units for Crude Oil Stock Tank Emissions" (94844); University of Arkansas; $119,020
Principal Investigator - R.E. Babcock
Report Summaries

24."Development of an Environmentally Friendly & Economical Process for Plugging Abandoned Wells (Phase II)" (94817); University of Oklahoma; $135,803
Principal Investigator - Subhash Shah
Report Summaries

25."A Continuation of Remediation of Brine Spills with Hay" (14-2-1201328); University of Tulsa: $35,314
Principle Investigators - Laura P. Ford and Kerry Sublette
Report Summaries

  1. "Identifying the Signature of the Natural Attenuation of MTBE in Groundwater Using Molecular Methods and "Bug Traps"; University of Tulsa; $148,887

Principal Investigators - K.L. Sublette, L Ford, D. White, A. Peacock, R. Kolhatkar
Report Summaries

  1. "Identifying the Signature of Natural Attenuation in the Microbial Ecology of Hydrocarbons Contaminated Groundwater Using Molecular Methods and "Bug Traps"; University of Tulsa; $147,303

Principal Investigators - K.L. Sublette, L Ford, D. White, A. Peacock
Report Summaries

28.Using Plants to Remediate Petroleum-Contaminated Soil (Continuation) - Renewed as #37

  1. "Use of Earthworms to Accelerate the Restoration of Oil and Brine Impacted Sites"; University of Tulsa; 2 year Project; $447,125

Principal Investigator - Kerry L. Sublette
Report Summaries

30. Effective Stormwater and Sediment Control During Pipeline Construction Using a New Filter Fence Concept - Renewed as #38

31."Evaluation of Sub-Micellar Synthetic Surfactants Versus Biosurfactants for Enhanced LNAPL Recovery" (94830); University of Oklahoma: $94,518
Principle Investigator - David Sabatini
Report Summaries

  1. "Utilization of the Carbon and Hydrogen Isotopic Composition of Individual Compounds in Refined Hydrocarbon Products to Monitor their Fate in the Environment"; University of Oklahoma

Principal Investigators - R. Paul Philp and Tomasz Kuder

Abstract: Year 1 - $155,481
Report Summaries: Year 1

Abstract: Year 2 - $149,298 (94817)
Report Summaries: Year 2

  1. "Analysis of MTBE and TBA Biodegradation Potential and Remediation of MTBE- and TBA-Contaminated Aquifers using a New Generation of Bio-Sep®Beads"; (14-2-1201357) University of Tulsa; University of Tennessee; University of Michigan; $139,986

Principal Investigators - Kerry Sublette, David White, Aaron Peacock, William E. Holmes
Report Summaries

  1. "Using Plants to Remediate Petroleum Contaminated Soil - Project Renewal"; (94824) University of Arkansas; $133,030

Principal Investigators - Greg Thoma, Susan Ziegler, Duane Wolf
Report Summaries

  1. "Effective Stormwater and Sediment Control During Pipeline Construction Using New Filter Fence Concept"; (94825) Oklahoma State University, University of Arkansas; $159,583

Principal Investigators - Billy J. Barfield, Khaled A.M. Gasem, Marty Matlock
Report Summaries

  1. "Paraffin Control in Oil Wells Using Anaerobic Microorganisms" ( 2 Year Project) (94826); University of Oklahoma; $299,266

Principal Investigators - Joseph Suflita, Lisa M. Gieg
Report Summaries

  1. "Fiber Rolls as a Tool for Re-Vegetation of Oil-Brine Contaminated Watersheds"; (94827) University of Arkansas; Louisiana Tech University; University of Tulsa; $70,740

Principal Investigators - Greg Thoma, Milan Vavrek, Howard Hunt, Kerry Sublette
Report Summaries

  1. "Microbial Enhanced Energy Recovery via the Production of Methane from Residual Hydrocarbons in Oklahoma Reservoirs"; University of Oklahoma; $80,000

Principal Investigator - Joseph M. Suflita
Report Summaries

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