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This study investigated the seasonal occurrence of eight odorants across 20 surface water sources in Shandong, China. It evaluated their degradation using UV photolysis and four UV-based advanced oxidation processes (UV-AOPs): UV\/H2O2, UV\/PMS, UV\/Cl, and UV\/TiO2. Total odorant concentrations ranged from 8 to 496 ng L\u22121 in the wet season and from 5 to 184 ng L\u22121 in the dry season, with 2-MIB as the dominant compound (detection frequency: 95%; contributions: 58.48% and 48.88%, respectively). Pearson correlation analysis revealed a seasonal shift in environmental drivers: total phosphorus (TP) and dissolved oxygen (DO) in the wet season versus NH3-N and CODMn in the dry season. Across all five processes, degradation efficiency followed a consistent, structure-dependent hierarchy, ranking as CTA &gt;&gt; 2,4,6-TCA \u2248 IPMP &gt; IPO &gt; 2-MIB \u2248 GSM, with CTA achieving 74.66\u201395.03% removal while 2-MIB and GSM remained largely refractory (\u226429.70%). Process-specific selectivity was also observed: UV\/H2O2 was most effective for IPO, IPMP, and GSM; UV\/PMS excelled for CTA and 2,4,6-TCA; and UV\/Cl showed a slight advantage for 2-MIB. These findings provide mechanistic insights into structure-dependent odorant oxidation and suggest that UV-AOP performance may vary according to target-compound characteristics. 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