Black-odorous　waters　are　an　increasingly　common　phenomenon　characterized　by　excessive　levels　of　nutrients,　the　formation　of　metal　sufide　precipitates,　volatile　sulfurous　compounds,　low　dissolved　oxygen　and　high　chemical　oxygen　demand.　Black-odorous　waters　frequently　occur　in　lake　and　river　systems　where　inputs　have　restricted　circulation.　The　key　remediation　issue　is　the　removal　of　nitrogen　and　phosphorus.　Here,　we　present　a　novel　aeration-adsorption　system　using　fiber　balls　and　we　study　treatment　parameters　and　removal　mechanism.　Kinetics　and　changes　of　the　solid　phase　were　followed　using　Fourier　transform　infrared　spectroscopy,　X-ray　photoelectron　spectroscopy,　and　X-ray　diffraction.　Results　show　complete　removal　of　ammonia　N,　initially　at　31　mg/L,　and　92.8%　removal　of　total　nitrogen,　initially　at　29　mg/L,　after　a　24　h　reaction　time　at　pH　9.67.　At　pH　5.67　and　9.67,　total　phosphorus　and　phosphate　could　be　significantly　reduced　by　90-92%　at　3.2-5.2　mg/L　after　24　h.　Treatment　met　China＇s　integrated　wastewater　discharge　standards,　demonstrating　an　effective　and　robust　treatment　capability.　First-order　and　second-order　kinetic　models　provided　a　good　fit　to　the　treatment　data,　indicating　physical　and　chemical　adsorption　were　involved　in　the　treatment　reactions.　The　reaction　mechanism　involved　hydrogen　substitution　and　binding　to　oxygen.　These　results　present　a　cost　effective　and　robust　approach　for　the　removal　of　N　and　P　from　black,　odorous　water,　providing　opportunity　to　abate　environmental　contamination.