Abstract:In order to determine the removal rule of different organic matters during mature landfill leachate Fenton treatment and H2O2UV treatment, the three dimensional fluorescence excitationemission matrix (3DEEM) spectroscopy and specific ultraviolet light absorbance at 254 nm (SUVA254) combined with fluorescence regional integration (FRI) EEM data processing method were applied to analyze component evolution characteristics of different organic matters. The results show that both proteinlike compounds rather than humiclike substances, tyrosinelike compounds rather than tryptophanlike compounds are preferentially removed by these two treatment. A greater proportion of the most difficult degradative humiclike substances is removed when TOC removal efficiency is higher. Under similar TOC removal efficiency, the H2O2UV method is more effective to eliminate humiclike substances than the Fenton method, and can eliminate more humicacidlike compounds. In Fenton treatment, more humicacidlike compounds can be precipitated with an increasing dosage of Fe2+. The H2O2UV method should be chosen as the pretreatment method because of its higher humiclike substances removal efficiency in order that not only a better treatment result can be achieved, but also more cost can be saved.