HighlightsCarbofuran (2,2-dimethyl-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-7-al-methylcarbamate) was partially degraded by natural pyrite Degradative pathways of carbofuran were suggested Pyrite showed a potential as a geo-catalyst in pollution control Abstract This work provides new insight into the degradation of 2,2-dimethyl-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-7-yl-methylcarbamate (hereafter carbofuran)by natural pyrite as a function of pH and adsorbent loading. In the presence of tert-butyl alcohol i.e. OH • scavenger, the degradation efficiency of carbofuran was almost stopped. In acidic solutions (pH < 5) the degradation kinetics was pseudo first order in carbofuran as [ ] .[ ] observed d carbofuran k carbofuran dt − = − . The dependence of k observed on [FeS 2 ] was given as k observed =k 0 +[FeS 2 ].k 1 where k 0 = 1.16 x 10 -7 h -1 and k 1 = 0.137 h -1 .The elucidation of precise steps of carbofuran degradation by pyrite has yet to be solved.