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Emerging contaminants, such as pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs), nanomaterials, trace metals, pesticides, and microplastic, are important factors that constrain productivity, individual health, reproduction, and the ecosystem development of aquatic species. The increasing number and diversity of emerging contaminants have shown multiple impacts on biological systems, biodiversity, and ecosystem functions, which may finally lead to significant changes in populations and communities in aquatic environments. In recent years, many emerging pollutants in natural ecosystems have attracted widespread attention with the advances in detection and monitoring technologies. Furthermore, the adverse effects of emerging environmental pollutants, particularly those that occur at environmentally relevant concentrations, may appear only when they co-occur with another stressor, but knowledge about these impacts on aquatic species is still limited. Thus, more studies on the effects of those emerging environmental contaminants on aquatic organisms are critical to better assess their risk.