| BA | bottom ash |
| BaP | benzo[a]pyrene |
| BaPE | benzo[a]pyrene-based equivalent carcinogenic power |
| BaPeq | benzo[a]pyrene-based toxic equivalent factor |
| BbF | benzo[b]fluoranthene |
| BkF | benzo[k]fluoranthene |
| C | carcinogenic elements |
| CEF | crustal enrichment factor |
| CFB | fly ash from cyclone of fluidized bed boiler |
| CFBB | coal waste from fluidized bed boiler |
| CKb | coal from TPP Kolubara A |
| CKs | coal from TPP Kostolac B |
| CNT | coal from TPP Nikola Tesla A |
| EF | emission factor |
| EMEP | European monitoring and evaluation programme |
| F1 | water-soluble fraction |
| F2 | exchangeable fraction |
| F3 | carbonate bound fraction |
| F4 | metal oxide bound fraction |
| F5 | organic bound fraction |
| F6 | residual fraction |
| FA | fly ash |
| FBB | fluidized bed boiler |
| ICP-MS | inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry |
| IP | indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene |
| NC | non-carcinogenic elements |
| PAHs | polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons |
| PI | pollution index |
| PM | particulate matter |
| RAC | risk assessment code |
| RI | risk index |
| TPP | thermal power plant |
| TPPKb | fly ash from TPP Kolubara A |
| TPPKs | fly ash from TPP Kostolac B |
| TPPNT | fly ash from TPP Nikola Tesla A |