MPs	microplastics
NPs	nanoplastics
DWTPs	drinking water treatment plants
Pyr-GC/MS	pyrolysis–gas chromatography–mass spectrometry
RAC	Committee for Risk Assessment
SEAC	Committee for Socio-Economic Analysis
EPS	extracellular polymers
PFAS	per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances
WHO	World Health Organization
ATSDR	Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
PS	polystyrene
PVC	polyvinyl chloride
CFS	coagulation–flocculation–sedimentation
TD-PTR/MS	thermal desorption–proton transfer reaction–mass spectrometry
µ-FTIR	micro-Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy
µ-Raman	micro-Raman
TD-GC/MS	thermal desorption–gas chromatography–mass spectrometry
SP-ICP-MS	single particle inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy
SERS	surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy
ICP-MS	inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy
MALDI-ToF/MS	matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry
DLS	dynamic light scattering
SEM-EDX	scanning electron microscopy–energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy
TEM	transmission electron microscopy
PET	polyethylene terephthalate
NOM	natural organic matter
polyDADMAC	diallyldimethylammonium chloride
PE	polyethylene
PACl	polyaluminum chloride
Al2(SO4)3	aluminum sulfate
AlCl3	aluminum chloride
FeCl3	iron chloride
NaHCO3	sodium bicarbonate
PC	polyamine-coated
ER	elongated-rough
ES	elongated-smooth
SR	spherical-rough
SS	spherical-smooth
GAC	granular activated carbon
Pd	palladium
DOM	dissolved organic matter
IONPs	iron oxide nanoparticles
LOQ	limit of quantification
AF4	asymmetric flow field flow fractionation
DLS-MADLS	multiangle and dynamic light scattering
PA	polyamide
PU	polyurethane
HDPE	high-density polyethylene
POU	three point-of-use
IX	ion exchange
MF	microfiltration
PVC	polyvinyl chloride
LDPE	low-density polyethylene
DAF	dissolved air flotation
SAN	styrene acrylonitrile
PES	polyester
PPS	polyphenylene sulfite
FPA	focal plane array
TFU	tangential flow ultrafiltration
LOD	limit of detection
EvOH	ethylene vinyl alcohol
LDIR	laser direct infrared
PC	polycarbonate
AFM-IR	atomic force microscope-infrared spectroscopy
ATR-FTIR	attenuated total reflectance Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy
NWERS	nanowell-enhanced Raman spectroscopy
ILs	ionic liquids
PAM	polyacrylamide
EDTA	ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid tetrasodium salt
SDS	sodium dodecyl sulfate
BPA	bisphenol A
BFR	brominated flame retardants
4-NP	4-nonylphenol
TCS	triclosan
DNA	deoxyribonucleic acid
ROS	reactive oxygen species
BSA	bovine serum albumin
HMC-1	human mast cells
PBMCs	peripheral blood mononuclear cells
RBCs	red blood cells
RBL-2H3	rat basophilic leukemia cells
HeLa	cervical cancer cells
HDFs	human dermal fibroblasts
Caco-2	human epithelial colorectal adenocarcinoma cells
ECHA	European Chemicals Agency
PAN	poly(acrylonitrile)
PMMA	poly(methyl methacrylate)
PVA	poly(vinyl alcohol)
PEVA	ethylene (vinyl acetate) copolymer
AC	activated carbon