This thesis focuses on the study of Oxygenated Polycyclic Aromatic Compound (O-PAC) transfer and persistence in groundwater from sites and soils polluted by Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs). Although O-PACs are not monitored on contaminated sites, it is crucial to understand their behavior in soils and to assess the treatment capacity of porous media as regard to water contaminated with O-PACs due to their potential toxicity. Fluorenone and dibenzofuran sorption assays onto two uncontaminated soils were carried out to assess O-PAC transfer in soil under static and dynamic conditions. O-PACs show a higher migration potential in groundwater than PAHs. The tests revealed that O-PAC sorption sites and underlying mechanisms are different ...