| ACS | American Chemical Society |
| ASM | American Society for Microbiology |
| UCAS | Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| NWAFU | Northwest A&F University |
| CAAS | Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences |
| USA | The United States of America |
| PAEs | Phthalates |
| PBDEs | Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers |
| BPA | Biphenyl A |
| POPs | Persistent Organic Pollutants |
| PLA | Polylactic Acid |
| PBAT | Polybutylene Terephthalate |
| PCL | Polycaprolactone |
| PS | Polystyrene |
| BP | Bacillus parapsilosis |
| BC | Bacillus cereus |
| PP | Polypropylene |
| PE | Polyethylene |
| UN | United Nations |
| PET | Polyethylene Terephthalate |
| EG | Ethylene Glycol |
| MHET | Monohydroxyethyl Tetrahydronaphthalene |
| BHET | Bis(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate |
| TPA | Terephthalic Acid |
| TCA | Ultimately The Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle |
| LDPE | Low Density Polyethylene |
| HDPE | High Density Polyethylene |
| PU | Polyurethane |