| Abbreviation | Definition |
| BOD5 | Five-day biochemical oxygen demand |
| BV | Bed volume |
| CD | Cyclodextrin |
| CEC | Contaminant of emerging concern |
| COD | Chemical oxygen demand |
| EPI | Epichlorohydrin |
| MRMHR | Multiple-reaction-monitoring high-resolution acquisition mode |
| NH4-N | Ammonium nitrogen |
| NO3-N | Nitrate nitrogen |
| PES | Polyethersulfone |
| PVC | Polyvinyl chloride |
| QTOF | Quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| UHPLC-HRMS/MS | Ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography coupled to high-resolution tandem mass spectrometry |
| WWTP | Wastewater treatment plant |
| β-CD | β-Cyclodextrin |
| β-CD–EPI | Water-insoluble β-cyclodextrin-epichlorohydrin polymer |
| Symbol | Definition |
| C0 | Influent contaminant concentration |
| C | Effluent contaminant concentration |
| C/C0 | Normalized effluent concentration |
| Q | Volumetric flow rate |
| tc | Nominal contact time |
| Vads | Hydrated adsorbent-bed volume |
| Δp | Pressure drop across the adsorbent bed |
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