Accepted Manuscript Title: Microbial degradation of High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS), an e-plastic with decabromodiphenyl oxide and antimony trioxide Author: Vini C Sekhar KMadhavan Nampoothiri Arya J Mohan Nimisha R Nair Thallada Bhaskar Ashok Pandey PII: S0304-3894(16)30629-X DOI: http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.07.008 Reference: HAZMAT 17864 To appear in: Journal of Hazardous Materials Received date: 3-3-2016 Revised date: 2-7-2016 Accepted date: 5-7-2016 Please cite this article as: Vini C Sekhar, KMadhavan Nampoothiri, Arya J Mohan, Nimisha R Nair, Thallada Bhaskar, Ashok Pandey, Microbial degradation of High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS), an e-plastic with decabromodiphenyl oxide and antimony trioxide, Journal of Hazardous Materials http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.07.008 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.