| 2D | two dimensional |
| 3D | three dimensional |
| AOAC | Association of Official Analytical Chemists |
| CMYK | cyan, magenta, yellow, key |
| CRM | certified reference materials |
| DAD | diode array detector |
| ePAD | electrochemical paper-based analytical device |
| ePAD-RGO-CuNP/GCE | glassy carbon electrode modified with reduced graphene oxide doped with copper nanoparticles electrochemical paper analytical device |
| ePAD/BCF | electrochemical paper-based device modified with functionalized bamboo-derived biochar |
| EV | exposure value |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| FeSA | tetraacuosalicylate-Fe(III) ion |
| HPLC | high-performance liquid chromatography |
| HSL | hue, saturation, lightness |
| HSV | hue, saturation, value |
| ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
| IUPAC | International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry |
| LC | liquid chromatographic |
| LOD | limit of detection |
| LOQ | limit of quantification |
| MS | mass spectrometry |
| PAD | paper-based analytical device |
| μPAD | microfluidic paper-based analytical device |
| PoCT | point-of-care testing |
| PoP-PAD | pen-on-paper paper-based analytical device |
| RGB | red, green, blue |
| RSD | relative standard deviation |
| UV | ultraviolet |
| VA-DLLME-DIC | vortex-assisted dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction with smartphone-based digital image colorimetry |
| WB | white balance |