Parametric study of diethyl phthalate biodegradation

Summary The effects of temperature, dissolved oxygen, and other environmental parameters under both aerobic and anaerobic conditions were investigated using one aerobic and one facultative strain isolated from wastewater treatment plant sludge. Among other results, we found that low dissolved oxygen levels and low temperatures decreased the rate of DEP degradation and the growth rate, and that the facultative strain was much less affected by the lower DO concentrations than the aerobic strain.