Treatability of PAH contaminated marine sediment was assessed by chemical oxidations.
KMnO4 was better on PAH degradation than Na2S2O8 and Fenton chemicals.
Citrate chelated Fe(II) efficiently catalyzed Na2S2O8 and Fenton oxidation of PAH.
Correlation between degradability and physicochemical properties of PAH was evaluated.
Removal of PAH was affected more by the reactivity than by the hydrophobicity.