Current studies done on the Fenton method present fairly good results when applying the Fenton's reagent on toxic chemicals and dyed wastewater treatment. Because a large quantity of anions are often present in wastewater, and their influence on the oxidation of aniline by Fenton's reagent is yet unknown, therefore, this study selected five anions, namely ClO �荼�,NO �婀�, CO �婀滋�,Cl �� and H �� PO �荼� to investigate the effects of ion species on the Fenton reaction. Results show that anions suppress the decomposition of aniline in the following sequence: H �� PO �荼� > >Cl �� > NO �婀牷� ClO �荼�. It can be seen that the Fenton reaction is extremely sensitive to anions, and phosphate ions in particular will seriously suppress the Fenton system's ability to oxidize aniline. The main reason for the suppression of phosphate ions is that phosphate ions will produce a complex reaction together with ferrous ions and ferric ions, which then lowers its ability to catalyze hydrogen peroxide.