F enton's Reaction and Groundwater Remediation

Abstract Hydrogen peroxide, an in situ chemical oxidizer in the form of Fenton's Reaction, can rapidly treat waste waters, sludges, and contaminated soils and groundwater. The effect of the Fenton's Reaction is organic contaminant destruction, toxicity reduction, and biodegradability improvement. In addition, removal of biological oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen demand (COD), odor, and color occur. If Fenton's Reaction is allowed to be carried to completion, then all organic molecules will ultimately be broken into carbon dioxide and water. Fenton's Reaction is a nonselective oxidizer. Fenton's Reaction also called Fenton's Reagent or Fenton's Chemistry in the literature.