Theremediationofgroundwaterwhichcontainschlorinatedorganiccompounds(COCs)bynanoscalebimetalliccatalystshasreceivedincreasinginterestinrecentyears.Thisreportpresentsthedechlorinationof2,4-dichlorophenol(2,4-DCP)byPd-Febimetallicnanoparticlesinthepresenceofhumicacid(HA)toinvestigatethefeasibilityofusingPd-Fefortheinsituremediationofcontaminatedgroundwater.OurexperimentalresultsindicatedthatHAhadanadverseeffectonthedechlorinationof2,4-DCPbyPd-Fenanoparticles.Therateconstantkvaluesof2,4-DCPdechlorinationwere0.017,0.013,0.009,0.006and0.004min?1forHAconcentrationsof0,5,10,15and20mg/L,respectively.TherelationshipbetweenHAdosageandkvaluescanbedescribedasalinearmodel.
