ABC	ATP-binding cassette
ABS	Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene
AFM-IR	Atomic force microscopy-based infrared
AI	Alveolar-interstitial regions
ARDSS	Acute respiratory distress syndrome
ASA	Acrylonitrile styrene acrylate
ATR-FTIR	Attenuated total reflectance–Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
BPA	Bisphenol A
CNS	Central nervous system
COPD	Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
EPDM	Polyethylenepropylene-diene
EVA	Ethylene vinyl acetate
FPA	Focal plane array
FSEI	Fusion and solvent evaporation ionization
FTIR	Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
GHG	Greenhouse gas
GI	Gastrointestinal system
HDPE	High-density polyethylene
LDIR	Laser-direct infrared
LDPE	Low-density polyethylene
LIBS	Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy
MO	Microorganisms
MPs	Microplastics
MPS	Medical Polymer Science
NMR	Nuclear magnetic resonance
NEE	Non-exhaust emission
NPs	Nanoplastics
NY	Nylon
OS	Oxidative stress
PA	Polyamide
PA-6,6	Polyamide 6,6
PFAS	Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances
PFOA	Perfluorooctanoic acid
PAH	Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
PAI-TOFMS	Photoinduced associative ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry
PAN	Polyacrylonitrile
PAN/PS/PMA	Poly(acrylonitrile:styrene:methyl acrylate)
PB	Polybutylene
PBA	Poly(11-bromoundecyl acrylate)
PBD	Polybutadiene
PBDE	Polybrominated diphenyl ethers
PC	Polycarbonate
PCB	Polychlorinated biphenyl
PCL	Polycaprolactone
PDMS	Polydimethyl siloxane
PE	Polyethylene
PTFE	Polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon)
PES	Polyester
PET	Polyethylene terephthalate
PHA	Polyhydroxyalkanoates
PHB	Polyhydroxy butyrate
PLA	Polylactic acid
PLE	Pressurized liquid extraction
PM	Particulate matter
PMMA	Polymethylmethacrylate
POM	Polyoxymethylene
POPs	Persistent organic pollutants
PP	Polypropylene
PS	Polystyrene
PVA	Polyvinyl alcohol
PVC	Polyvinyl chloride
PU	Polyurethane
PUPA	Polyurethane and poly(amido-amine)
Py-GC/MS	Pyrolisis GC/MS spectrometry
RA	Rayon
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
SAN	Styrene acrylonitrile
SBR	Styrene-butadiene
SEM	Scanning electron microscopy
SERS	Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy
SPR	Surface plasmon resonance
TWPs	Tire wear particles
WWTPs	Wastewater treatment plants
µFTIR	Micro Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy