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Batch reactors were set-up utilizing either contaminated or uncontaminated soil that was mixed with synthetic groundwater containing the contaminants of interest. The results show an increase in contaminant reduction with a decrease in pH, an increase in hydrogen peroxide concentration, or an increase in the solid/water ratio. For the same set of conditions, contaminant reduction was greater for systems utilizing contaminated soil as compared to the systems containing uncontaminated soil. In addition, specific oxygen uptake rates were measured for an activated sludge exposed to different dilutions of untreated and surface catalyzed Fenton treated water to evaluate whether the residual BCEE, BCEM, and 1,2 DCA as well as their oxidation by products were potentially inhibitory or can potentially serve as a substrate for the activated sludge. 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