| A | Atmosphere |
| AMR | Antimicrobial resistance |
| AMX | Amoxicillin |
| AOPs | Advanced oxidation processes |
| AOT | Advanced oxidation techniques |
| APGD | Atmospheric glow discharge |
| APPJ | Atmospheric pressure plasma jet |
| CAPPs | Cold atmospheric pressure plasmas |
| CD | Corona discharge |
| CFX | Ciprofloxacin |
| CNTs | Carbon nanotubes |
| CV | Current voltage |
| CX | Cefuroxime |
| DBD | Dielectric barrier discharge |
| DC | Direct current |
| DDT | Dichlorodiphenyltrichlorethane |
| D-man | D-mannitol |
| DP | Discharge power |
| EC50 | Half-maximal effective concentration |
| EHPD | Electrohydraulic plasma discharge |
| ERM | Erythromycin |
| f | Frequency |
| Fe-Mn/AC | Iron–manganese/activated carbon |
| FOPs | Fenton oxidation processes |
| HV | High voltage |
| I | Discharge current |
| MDR | Multidrug resistance |
| MIC | Minimum inhibitory concentration |
| NPG-LD | Nanosecond pulsed gas–liquid discharge |
| NTP | Non-thermal plasma |
| OES | Optical emission spectroscopy |
| OFX | Ofloxacin |
| OTC | Oxytetracycline |
| PAHs | Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons |
| PCB | Polychlorinated biphenyls |
| PCDD | Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins |
| PCDF | Polychlorinated dibenzofurans |
| pm-rf | Pulse-modulated radio frequency |
| POPs | Persistent organic pollutants |
| RONS | Reactive Oxygen and Nitrogen Species |
| SAX | Sulfamethazole |
| SFR | Solution flow rate |
| T | Treatment time |
| TCH | Tetracycline hydrochloride |
| TEMP | 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine |
| TMP | Trimethoprim |
| V | Treated volume |