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The effective removal of organophosphorus compounds (OPs) effectively from water environment remains an important but challenging task. In this study, a resin-based nanocomposite of hydrated iron oxide (HD1) was used as Fenton-like catalyst for effectively catalyzing the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide to degrade tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP). The results showed that HD1 was successfully prepared, which had great versatility, catalytic performance and adsorption capacity. Besides, HD1/H 2 O 2 was capable of degrading TCEP completely with less than 0.2 mg/L of inorganic phosphorus (IP) in the effluent at the initial TCEP of 38 mg/L, pH = 4, H 2 O 2 dosage of 20 mM, and the K obs could result in about 1.0530 min−1 under identical conditions. More attractively, inorganic ions (i.e., Clˉ, CO 3 2ˉ, SO 4 2ˉ, NO 3 ˉ, HCO 3 ˉ, Ca2+, and Mg2+) exhibited moderate effect on TCEP degradation. The negative effect of natural organic matters (NOM) (i.e., HA) on the degradation of TCEP was responsible for competition for the active oxygen species. Combined with electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectra, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and other analytical methods and radical quenching experiments, the possible removal process of TCEP was discussed, including two processes of oxidative degradation and immobilization of IP. Besides, hydroxyl radicals (•OH) was the key active species that contributed to TCEP degradation through hydroxylation-oxidation and C–O bond cracking, and specificity adsorption of HFO on IP was revealed. Furthermore, the results showed that HD1 had desirable acid and alkali resistance. In the continuous running fixed bed column experiment, HD1 showed a satisfactory performance in cycle operations. This work proposed a new enhanced process for removing TCEP in water environment by HD1/H 2 O 2 , and the multi-functional material, HD1 was promising in treatment of water containing organic phosphorus pollutants. This will be believed that this study will provide new ideas and new materials for the treatment of organic phosphorus-based organic pollutants, and lay the foundation for further deepening and expanding the application of adsorption resins in the field of water pollution control. Image 1 • TCEP degradation efficiency reached 95.5% with residual inorganic phosphate less than 0.2 mg/L. • TCEP and its degradation products were removed simultaneously in one step. • The mechanism of the TCEP purification and inorganic phosphate removal was illustrated. • Hydroxylation and C–Cl bond cleavage were involved in the TCEP degradation paths. • The HD1 could be readily regenerated for continuous runs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]