Abstract
Contaminants of emerging concern (ECs) are potentially toxic compounds that are difficult to remove by traditional effluent treatment processes, detected in rivers, lakes, reservoirs, seas, etc. Recently, 45 ECs were identified in the rivers of the Piracicaba, Capivari and Jundiaí (PCJ) basin, including bisphenol A (BPA), 1-bromo-4-fluorobenzene (p-BFB), 2-fluorbiphenyl, dichloroacetic ac…