Abstract

Tri-o-cresyl phosphate (ToCP), tri-p-cresyl phosphate (TpCP), and tri-m-cresyl phosphate (TmCP) could all be completely broken down in 36, 24 h, and 12 h, respectively, by the novel microbial consortium ZY1. Intracellular enzymes were primarily responsible for the biodegradation of TCPs. ZY1 could also break down tris (2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP), tris (1-chloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TCPP), bisphenol-A bis (diphenyl phosphate) (BDP), triphenyl phosphate (TPHP), 2-ethylhexyl diphenyl phosphate (EHDPP), and bisphenol-A bis (diphenyl phosphate) (BDP). The TCPs decrease in both freshwater and seawater suggested that high salinity may inhibit ZY1's ability to degrade. The breakdown products found indicated that TCPs were primarily metabolized by hydroxylation and hydrolysis. According to sequencing analysis, TCP degradation.