Three　multifunctional　adsorbents　of　carbon-based　metal-organic　framework　(MOF)　derivatives　have　been　successfully　prepared　by　varying　zeolitic　imidazolate　framework-8　(ZIF8)　and　multiwalled　carbon　nanotube　(MWCNT)　ratio.　Thus-synthesized　nanocomposites　are　adopted　to　simultaneously　remove　conventional　phosphate　and　emerging　organic　contaminants　(EOC).　Among　the　three　hybrids,　ZIF8/CNT40　possessing　Zn:　-OH　(CNT)　similar　to　1:2　harvests　the　largest　contaminant　removal　efficiency.　For　the　single　system　of　phosphate,　the　maximum　phosphate　adsorption　capacity　of　ZIF8/CNT40　reaches　188.5　mg　g(-1),　and　maintaining　removal　percentage　of　100%　and　＞92%　in　wastewater　containing　phosphate　of　0.98　mg　L-1　and　5.93　mg　L-1　at　neutral　condition,　respectively.　As　for　phosphate-EOC　binary　system,　the　presence　of　phosphate　has　no　significantly　adverse　impact　on　EOC　removal.　Nevertheless,　the　removal　efficiency　of　phosphate　is　impeded　by　the　presence　of　EOC,　and　this　adverse　impact　of　acetaminophen　(AAP)　and/or　triclosan　(TCS)　is　highly　likely　to　be　more　serious　in　the　binary　system　of　phosphate　and　TCS.　Such　negative　influences　tend　to　be　relived　for　ZIF8/CNT40　harnessing　better　tolerance　of　structure.　Furthermore,　these　experimental　results　have　shown　a　good　agreement　with　the　theoretical　calculation,　suggesting　ZIF8/CNT　hybrids　hold　a　significant　prospect　for　phosphate　and　EOC　sequestration　in　environmental　wastewater　with　complex　components　to　eliminate　growing　eutrophication　and　increasing　concern　of　EOC.