Emerging contaminants (ECs) including pharmaceuticals (PhCs), endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), benzotriazoles (BTRs), benzothiazoles (BTHs) and perfluorinated compounds (PFCs), pose a potential ecological threat when they are discharged into the aquatic environment. Therefore, there is an imperative need to adopt efficient and low-cost tertiary treatment processes for removing ECs, with no parallel formation of harmful by-products.
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