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  Contaminants of Emerging Concern as Major Public Health Challenges The presence of unregulated and unmonitored contaminants, called Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CECs), at low concentrations ( µg/L and sub-µg/L ) in surface, ground, and drinking water is becoming an increasing concern for the scientific communities and the public in general. They include different varieties of pharmaceuticals, personal care products (PCPs), debris of microplastics (MPs), flame retardants (FRs), pesticides, and artificial sweeteners (ASWs). The existence of all living organisms, including human beings, depends on the overall condition of the environment. The more all its parts become clean the more all the living organisms can exist healthy and possibly longer life expectancy. However, what is happening on the ground is the reverse. Plenty of waste products are disposed to our beautifully and well-designed environment continuously in solid, liquid, and gaseous forms. We human beings are th...