ABSTRACT
W o o d p rese rv a tiv e , c reo so te an d p en tach lo ro p h en o l (P C P ), co n tam in a te d s ites ex is t ac ro ss th e U n ited S ta tes. M an y o f th e o rg an ic co m p o u n d s in c reo so te an d p en tac h lo ro p h e n o l ap p ear in w a te r in co n tac t w ith c re o so te o r c reo so te c o n tam in a te d so il. M an y o f th ese sam e co m p o u n d s are to x ic . T h ere fo re , ad v an ced o x id a tio n tech n o lo g ies , such as p h o to -ass is te d F en to n o x id a tio n , are ap p ro p ria te trea tm e n t sch em es
O rg an ic co m p o u n d s fro m creo so te and p en tach lo ro p h en o l in w a te r can b e c o m p le te ly tran sfo rm ed to ca rb o n d io x id e , w ater, an d m in e ra l ac id s (m in e ra liza tio n ) u s in g p h o to -F en to n ox id a tio n : ferric (Ғ е^+ ) io n s, h y d ro g en p e ro x id e (H 2 O 2 ) and u ltrav io le t rad ia tio n (U V ).
