ABS	Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene
AOB	Ammonia-oxidizing bacteria
AC	Activated carbon
BR18 dye	Basic Red 18
BC	Black carbon
CMC	Carboxymethyl cellulose
CMC-g-PDMAEMA	Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) g-poly(2-(dimethylamino) ethyl methacrylate)
CA	Cellulose acetate
CaAlg	Calcium alginate
CNT	Carbon nanotube
CPB	Cetylpyridinium bromide
COD	Chemical oxygen demand
CS/PVA-ENF	Chitosan/polyvinyl alcohol electrospun nanofiber
DTPA	Diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid
EDTA	Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
EPS	Extracellular polymer substances
GO	Graphene oxide
HM	Hydrogel membrane
IDS	Iminodisuccinic acid
KGM	Konjac glucomannan
Fe3O4@ESM	Magnetic eggshell membrane
MHCC	Magnetic hollow carbon composite
MILs	Materials of Institute Lavoisier frameworks
MO	Methyl orange
MB	Methylene blue
MOF	Metal–organic framework
NRB	Nitrate-reducing bacteria
PAHs	Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
PAN	Polyacrylonitrile
PBTC	2-phosphonobutane-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid
PLA	Poly(lactic acid)
PLLA	Poly(l-lactic acid)
PEG	Polyethylene glycol
PET	Polyethylene terephthalate
PI	Polyimide
PM	particulate matter
PP	Polypropylene
PS	Polystyrene
PU	Polyurethane
PVA	Polyvinyl alcohol
RB 19	Reactive Blue 19 dye
SA	Sodium alginate
SPI	Soy protein isolate
TCLP	Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure
TSTC[4]AS-s-SA	Tetrasodium thiacalix[4]arene tetrasulfonate
ZIFs	Zeolitic imidazolate frameworks