| BC | biochar |
| BDE-209 | decabromodiphenyl ether |
| BFRs | brominated flame retardants |
| BTBPE | 1,2-bis(2,4,6-tribromophenoxy)ethane |
| CNTs | carbon nanotubes |
| DBCDD | dibromocyclododecadiene |
| DBDPE | decabromodiphenyl ethane |
| deca-BDE | decabromodiphenyl ether |
| EHTBB | 2-ethylhexyl-2,3,4,5-tetrabromobenzoate |
| FRs | flame retardants |
| GC-MS | gas chromatography–mass spectrometry |
| GO | graphene oxide |
| HBB | hexabromobenzene |
| HBCD | hexabromocyclododecane |
| HFRs | halogenated flame retardants |
| NBFRs | novel brominated flame retardants |
| nZVI | nano zerovalent iron |
| octa-BDE | octabromodiphenyl ether |
| OPEs | organophosphate esters |
| OPFRs | organophosphate flame retardants |
| PBBs | polybrominated biphenyls |
| PBBzs | polybromobenzenes |
| PBDEs | polybrominated diphenyl ethers |
| PBEB | pentabromoethylbenzene |
| PCBs | polychlorinated biphenyls |
| penta-BDE | pentabromodiphenyl ether |
| POPs | persistent organic pollutants |
| RDP | resorcinol bis(diphenylphosphate) |
| TBB | 2-ethylhexyl-2,3,4,5-tetrabromobenzoate |
| TBBPA | tetrabromobisphenol A |
| TBCD | tetrabromocyclododecene |
| TBPH | bis-(2-ethylhexyl) tetrabromophthalate |
| TCEP | tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate |
| TCIPP | tris(1-chloro-2-propyl) phosphate |
| TCP | tricresyl phosphate |
| TDCIPP | tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate |
| TPhP | triphenyl phosphate |
| WWTPs | wastewater treatment plants |