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. 1985 Feb;49(2):443-5.
doi: 10.1128/aem.49.2.443-445.1985.

Activated sludge biodegradation of 12 commercial phthalate esters

D P O'grady  1 , P H Howard, A F Werner
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Activated sludge biodegradation of 12 commercial phthalate esters

D P O'grady et al. Appl Environ Microbiol. 1985 Feb.

Abstract

The activated sludge biodegradability of 12 commercial phthalate esters was evaluated in two test systems: (i) a semicontinuous activated sludge test and (ii) an acclimated 19-day die-away procedure. Both procedures demonstrated that phthalate esters are rapidly biodegraded under activated sludge conditions when loss of the parent phthalate ester (primary degradation) is measured.

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