| ATBs | antibiotics |
| ATR | attenuated total reflection |
| BDL | below detection limit |
| BET | Brunauer–Emmett–Teller |
| BJH | Barrett–Joyner–Halenda method |
| BP | black phosphorus |
| BPA | bisphenol A |
| CNTs | carbon nanotubes |
| DAD | diode array detector |
| DMF | dimethylformamide |
| d SE | diameter of spherical enclosure |
| ECs | emerging contaminants |
| EDS | energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy |
| FTIR | Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy |
| HBFMA | hydrophobic hyper fluorinated monomer |
| HFBM | 2,2,3,4,4,4-hexafluorobutyl methacrylate |
| HPLC | high-performance liquid chromatography |
| M | molecular weight |
| MWCNT | multi-walled carbon nanotubes |
| MO | mildly oxidized |
| N.D. | not determined |
| NA | not analyzed |
| NF | nanofiltration |
| PSA | polar surface area |
| PSD | pore size distribution |
| PT | pertraction |
| SBET | specific surface area determined from N2 adsorption isotherm at 77 K by the BET |
| SBET (Kr) | specific surface area determined from Kr adsorption isotherm at 77 K by the BET |
| SEM | scanning electron microscopy |
| SM | Sulfamethoxazole |
| Smeso | specific surface area of mesopores evaluated by t-plot method based on STSA equation suggested in the ASTM standard D-6556-01 (from N2 adsorption isotherm) |
| STP | standard temperature and pressure |
| STSA | statistical thickness surface area |
| SWCNT | single-walled carbon nanotubes |
| TET | Tetracycline |
| TEOS | tetraethyl orthosilicate |
| TMP | Trimethoprim |
| Vtot | total specific pore volume evaluated from N2 adsorption isotherm at p/p0 = 0.99 |
| Vmicro | specific volume of micropores evaluated by the t-plot method based on the STSA equation suggested in the ASTM standard D-6556-01 (from N2 adsorption isotherm) |
| WT | water treatment |
| WWTP | wastewater treatment plants |
| XPS | X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy |