Jahnvi S. Padhiar

Phthalic Acid Ester Degradation by the Synergistic Consortium of Bacillus infantis, Atlantibacter hermannii, Bacillus subtilis and Stutzerimonas stutzeri: A Sustainable Approach for Environment Cleanup

Jahnvi S. Padhiar & Nikhil S. Bhatt · Asian Journal of Environment & Ecology · 2026

Phthalic Acid Esters (PAEs) are persistent pollutant and endocrine disruptors used as plasticizers. As these phthalates are not covalently bounded to its matrix, they are leached out from the plastic matrix. These leached out phthalates causes pollution of water, and soil. This s...