Octylphenol polyethoxylate (OP n EO) is a potential endocrine-disrupting chemical. Biodegradation of OP n EO was investigated using the bacterium Aeromonas sp. TXBc10 isolated from the influent of tannery waste treatment plant in Hunan Province, China. The bacterium was capable of utilizing OP n EO as the sole source of carbon and energy while OP n EO was degraded under aerobic batch culture conditions. Microbial degradation of OP n EO was studied in batch experiments for optimization of environmental factors. The effect of initial OP n EO conc...
