S. No	Abbreviations	Names
1	O₃	ozone
2	COD	Chemical Oxygen Demand
3	LC-MS-MS	Chromatography-mass-spectrum-mass spectrum
4	YES	Yeast estrogen screen
5	WWTPs	waste water treatment plants
6	TPAD	two-phase anaerobic digestion
7	SBR	Sequencing Batch Reactor
8	MBR	Membrane Bioreactor
9	YMBR	yeast based membrane bioreactor
10	EPS	extracellular polymeric substances
11	CASS	Cyclic Activated Sludge System
12	ICEAS	Intermittent Cycle Extended Aeration
13	PAC	powdered activated carbon
14	HMBR	hybrid membrane bioreactor
15	AS-MBR	activated sludge coupled with MBR
16	BAC-MBR	biological granular activated carbon coupled with MBR
17	SMBR	submerged membrane bioreactor
18	EDCs	Endocrine disrupting compounds
19	BPA	Bisphenol A
20	CAS	conventional activated sludge
21	5-TTri	5-tolyltriazole
22	AST	activated sludge treatment
23	PhACs	pharmaceutically active compounds
24	PCPs	personal care products
25	FBBR	fixed-bed bioreactor
26	ABS	acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene
27	ASMBR	aerated submerged membrane bioreactor
28	GEM	genetically engineered microorganism
29	SBR	sequencing batch reactor
30	OMW	olive mill wastewater
31	CF-MBR	crossflow membrane bioreactor
32	RO	reverse osmosis
33	HRT	hydraulic retention time
34	DAF	dissolved air flotation
35	VFA	volatile fatty acid
36	VSS	Volatile suspended solids
37	CASR	Conventional activated sludge reactor
38	HRT	Hydraulic retention time
39	EDCs	Endocrine disrupting chemicals