“…The removal of emerging micropollutants, such as industrial compounds, personal care products, steroids, hormones, and pharmaceuticals, from water has been extensively addressed in the last decade. [1][2][3][4][5][6] The real challenge in treating micropollutants is their coexistence with high concentrations of dissolved organic matter (DOM), three to six orders of magnitude higher depending on the source of water. DOM, mainly composed of high molecular weight, aromatic, and negatively charged molecules, 7 is commonly removed during water treatment since it imparts undesired color, taste, and odor 8,9 and forms complexes with pollutants.…”