Editing Creosote (section)

====Phenol====
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This reaction shows the oxidation of phenol by iron and peroxide.<ref name="Zazo et al 2005"/> This combination of iron, which comes from iron oxide in the sediment, and the peroxide, commonly released by animals and plants into the environment, is known as the [[Fenton reaction|Fenton Reagent.]]<ref name="Zazo et al 2005"/> This reagent is used to oxidize phenol groups by the use of a radical hydroxide group produced from the peroxide in the p-benzoquinone.<ref name="Zazo et al 2005"/> This product of phenol's oxidation is now leached into the environment while other products include iron(II) and water. P-benzoquinone is listed as being a very toxic, acute environmental hazard.<ref>{{cite web |title=Quinone |website=PubChem Database |publisher=National Center for Biotechnology Information |url=https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/p-benzoquinone |access-date=April 7, 2019}}</ref>