1. Introduction to Emerging Pollutants and their treatment techniques1.1. Definition and origin of EPs1.2. Classification of EPs1.3. WHO guidelines on EPs1.4. Health risks and toxicity associated with EPs1.5. Environmental hazard associated with EPs1.6. Need of detection and quantification of EPs1.7. Need of removing/separation/treatment of EPs1.8. Fundamentals of Water treatment 1.9. Challenges in EPs characterization2. Methods to Detect Emerging Pollutants2.1. Existing analytical tools for EPs detection and their theoretical limitation 2.2. Instrumentation and their limitation for detecting EPs2.3. Advancements in APIs detection and quantification2.4. Advancements in heavy metals and other metal ion detection and quantification2.5. New protocols to detect and quantification of organic contaminants2.6. Detection and quantification of endocrine disrupting chemicals2.7. Detection and quantification of Pathogens and other micro-pollutants2.8. Detection and quantification of Microplastics2.9. Summary on detection and quantification of EPs3. Limitations of existing treatment techniques in removing emerging pollutants3.1. List of analytical tools used for different EPs3.2. Limitations of existing analytical tool in detecting EPs3.3. Limitations of existing techniques in removing EPs from contaminated source3.4. Physical and chemical nature of EPs3.5. Physical methods and their limitations to remove EPs3.6. Chemical methods and their limitations to remove EPs3.7. Biological methods and their limitations to remove EPs3.8. Need of advance materials and methods to remove EPs4. Membrane processes for removal emerging pollutants4.1. Size and surface characteristics of EPs4.2. UF and MF for removal of Micropollutants 4.3. NF and RO for treatment of EPs4.4. Electrodialysis for removal of charged EPs4.5. Forward Osmosis for concentration and removal of EPs4.6. MD and Hybrid-MD process for removal of EPs4.7. Hybrid-Membrane Processes for removal of EPs4.8. Limitations of Membrane-based separation process in treating EPs5. Polymer/Resin-based techniques to removal of emerging pollutants5.1. Use of polymer and resins in removing EPs5.2. Polymer-based adsorbents and chelating agents in removing EPs5.3. Polymer complexes for removal of EPs5.4. Polymer Nanocomposite for removal of EPs5.5. Resin-based fixed beds for removal of EPs5.6.Composite resins and their limitation in removing EPs5.7. Recycling and regeneration of polymers and resins5.8. Limitations of Polymers and Resins in removing EPs6. Functional Materials-based Microcleaners and Adsorbents6.1. Polymer-based functional materials for removal of EPs6.2. Polyelectrolyte complexes in removing EPs6.3. Carbon-based functional materials for removal of EPs6.4.2D materials-based functional materials for removal EPs6.5. MOFs, COFs and ZIFs in removal of EPs6.6. Gels and Aerogels in removal of EPs6.7. Liquid membrane in removing EPs6.8. Ion-exchange method for removal of EPs7. Nanomaterials-based water filter for emerging pollutants7.1. Polymer-nanocomposite for removal of EPs7.2. Graphene and other carbaneous nanomaterials for EPs removal7.3. Nanocleaners7.4. Nanomaterials-based filters for capturing EPs7.5. Nano-adsorbents for removal of EPs7.6. Fenton and Fenton-type catalysts for degradation of EPs7.7. Recovery and reuse of nanomaterial-based 7.8. Limitations of nanomaterials for EP removal applications8. Micro-plastic pollutants: Identification, detection and Removal Techniques8.1. Definition and threat of microplastics8.2. Microplastics in ground water8.3. Microplastics in wastewater8.4. Microplastics in ecosystem8.5. Microplastics source detection and removal strategies8.6. Physical detection and removal of microplastics8.7. Bio-based Microplastics removal strategies8.8. Advances in detection and treatment of Microplastics 9. Nanocleaners, Nano-Pollutants and Nanotoxicity 9.1. Dependency on nanomaterials9.2. Nanomaterial-based waste9.3. Identification of nano-pollutants9.4. Assessment of nanomaterials as potential EPs9.5. Nanotoxicity9.6. Health risks involved associated with exposure to nanomaterials9.7. Prevention and methods to treat and manage nanomaterials10. Policies efforts to curb use of plastics and removal of emerging pollutants. 10.1. Recognition of EPs threat10.2. WHO guidelines on handling EPs in different sectors10.3. International treaties and consensus on EPs10.4. Need for stringent regulationsSummary and Future Prospectus on EPs treatment technologies