| PIM | Polymer inclusion membrane |
| SPM | Solvent Polymeric Membrane |
| PVC | Poly (vinyl chloride) |
| CTA | Cellulose triacetate |
| PVDF | Poly(vinylidene fluoride) |
| PVDF HFP | Poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) |
| LOD | Limit of detection |
| LOQ | Limit of quantification |
| ISEs | Ion-selective electrodes |
| Cyanex 301 | Bis(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl) dithiophosphinic acid |
| Aliquat 336 | Tricaprylmethylammonium chloride |
| BAC | Benzalkonium chloride |
| NPOE | 2-Nitrophenyl octyl ether |
| TOMATS | Thiosalicylate |
| TOMAS | Salicylate |
| D2EHPA | Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phosphate |
| EDTA | ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid |
| TEHP | Tris-(2-ethylhexyl) phosphate |
| DNNS | Dinonylnaphthalene sulfonic acid |
| EVA | Poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) |
| Cyanex 921 | Tri-noctylphosphine oxide |
| Cyanex 923 | Trialkylphosphine oxides |
| Cyphos IL 104 | Trihexyl(tetradecyl)phosphonium-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphinate |
| P 88812 Cl | Trioctyl (dodecyl) phosphonium chloride |
| [A336][SCN] | Methyl trioctyl ammonium thiocyanat |
| DCH18C6 | Dicyclohexan-18-crown-6 |
| P507 | 2-Ethylhexyl phosphonic acid mono 2-ethylhexyl |
| LIX84I | 50% active component 2-hydroxy-5-nonylacetophenone oxime |
| PLA | Polylactic acid |
| CAP | Cellulose acetate propionate |
| CAB | Cellulose acetate butyrate |
| CTB | Cellulose tributyrate |
| PBAT | Poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) |
| GO | Graphene oxide |
| AgNPs | Silver nanoparticles |
| LIX®84I | 2 Hydroxy-5-nonylacetophenoneoxime |
| CyreneTM | Dihydrolevoglucosenone |
| TPU | Polyurethane |
| PCL | Poly-caprolactone |
| μPIBs | Micropolymer inclusion beads |
| DCMD | Direct-contact membrane distillation |
| PS | Passive sampling |
| FAAS | Flame atomic absorption spectrometry |
| EDXRF | Energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence |
| ICP-MS | Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry |