tracts: Phthalic acid esters (PAEs) are a group of global environmental pollutants. In this paper, biodegradation experiments of 9 PAEs were carried out with acclimated inoculation The results showed that biodegradation rate constants(kb) of 9 PAEs decreased, and biodegradation half-life time(t1/2) increased,with the increase of alkyl chain length; T……