“…Potassium permanganate (Mn(VII)) is a strong and active oxidant and has been extensively used in drinking water and wastewater treatment practices for decades (He et al, 2010;Aleboyeh et al, 2009). There have been reports that Mn(VII) could oxidize a wide range of emerging environmental micropollutants, such as chlorophenol, ciprofloxacin, lincomycin, triclosan, estradiol, bisphenol A and sulfamethoxazole (Gao et al, 2014;Liu et al, 2009;Hossain and McLaughlan, 2012;Hu et al, 2011;Zhang et al, 2013;Jiang et al, 2012).…”