A　novel　method　using　microemulsion　electrokinetic　chromatography　combining　accelerated　solvent　extraction　was　developed　for　quantitative　analysis　of　six　phthalate　esters　(PAEs)　including　dimethyl　phthalate,　diethyl　phthalate,　dibutyl　phthalate,　benzyl　butyl　phthalate,　bis(2-ethylhexyl)　phthalate,　as　well　as　dioctyl　phthalate.　The　effect　of　each　individual　component　within　the　microemulsions,　i.e.　oil　phase,　surfactant　and　co-surfactant　on　resolution　of　the　analytes　was　systematically　studied.　Baseline　separation　of　six　PAEs　was　achieved　within　26　min　by　using　the　microemulsion　buffer　containing　a　60　mmol/L　borate　buffer　at　pH　9.0,　0.5%　v/v　n-octane　as　oil　droplets,　100　mmol/L　sodium　cholate　as　surfactant　and　5.0%　v/v　1-butanol　as　co-surfactant.　The　purposed　accelerated　solvent　extraction-microemulsion　electrokinetic　chromatography　method　was　successfully　applied　to　the　determination　of　trace　amount　of　PAEs　in　soil　samples　collected　from　three　different　fields　in　areas　of　Fujian　Province　and　the　contents　of　dimethyl　phthalate,　diethyl　phthalate,　dibutyl　phthalate,　benzyl　butyl　phthalate,　bis(2-ethylhexyl)　phthalate　and　dioctyl　phthalate　were　0.63-0.68,　0.32-0.63,　2.53-3.96,　0-1.75,　7.32-11.7　and　0-3.46　mg/kg,　respectively.　It　was　validated　that　the　results　were　consistent　with　those　obtained　by　GC-MS　method.