| 2,4-D | 2,4-cichlorophenoxyacetic acid |
| 5mC | 5-Methylcytosine |
| Aβ | Amyloid beta |
| ACTA2 | Actin alpha 2 |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| ADP | Adenosine-5′-diphosphate |
| AKT | Protein kinase B (PKB) |
| ALSPAC | Avon longitudinal study of parents and children |
| Ano6 | Anoctamin 6 |
| Arap2 | Ankyrin repeat and PH domain 2 |
| ARTs | Adenosine-5′-diphosphate-ribosyltransferases |
| As | Arsenic |
| bdnf | Brain-derived neurotrophic factor |
| BPA | Bisphenol A |
| Cd | Cadmium |
| CDH13 | Cadherin 13 |
| CHRNA5 | Cholinergic receptor nicotinic alpha 5 subunit |
| CO | Carbon monoxide |
| CpG | Cytosine–phosphate–guanine |
| Cpne4 | Copine 4 |
| CRISPR | Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats |
| Cul2 | Cullin-2 |
| CVD | Cardiovascular diseases |
| DDT | Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane |
| DEHP | Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate |
| DEPs | Diesel exhaust particles |
| dio3 | Deiodinase, iodothyronine type III |
| Dlg2 | discs large MAGUK scaffold protein 2 |
| DMPs | Differentially methylated positions |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| DNMTs | Deoxyribonucleic acid methyltransferases |
| Dock3 | Dedicator of cytokinesis 3 |
| EDCs | Endocrine-disrupting chemicals |
| EPA | The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| ESCs | Embryonic stem cells |
| ESCO1 | Establishment of cohesion 1 homologue 1 |
| EU | European Union |
| G9a | Euchromatic histone-lysine N-methyltransferase 2 |
| Gadd45 | Growth arrest and DNA damage-inducible 45 |
| GATA3 | GATA binding protein 3 |
| GBHs | glyphosate-based herbicides |
| GLAST | Astrocytic glutamate-aspartate transporter |
| GLT-1 | Glutamate transporter 1 |
| H2AK119Ub | Monoubiquitinated histone H2A at lysine 119 |
| H3K4me2 | Dimethylated histone H3 at lysine 4 |
| H3K4me3 | Trimethylated histone H3 at lysine 4 |
| H3K9 | Lysine 9 of histone H3 |
| H3K9ac | Acetylated histone H3 at lysine 9 |
| H3K9me2 | Dimethylated histone H3 at lysine 9 |
| H3K9me3 | Trimethylated histone H3 at lysine 9 |
| H3K14 | Lysine 14 of histone H3 |
| H3K27 | Lysine 27 of histone H3 |
| H3K27me3 | Trimethylated histone H3 at lysine 27 |
| H3K36me3 | Trimethylated histone H3 at lysine 36 |
| H3R2me2 | Dimethylated histone H3 at arginine 2 |
| H3S10ph | Phosphorylated histone H3 at serine 10 |
| H4K5ac | Acetylated histone H4 at lysine 5 |
| H4K20me2 | Dimethylated histone H4 at lysine 20 |
| H4K20me3 | Trimethylated histone H4 at lysine 20 |
| HATs | Histone acetyltransferases |
| HCB | Hexachlorobenzene |
| α-HCH | Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane |
| β-HCH | Beta-hexachlorocyclohexane |
| HDAC2 | Histone deacetylase 2 |
| HDAC3 | Histone deacetylase 3 |
| HDACs | Histone deacetylases |
| Hells | Helicase, lymphoid specific |
| Hg | Mercury |
| IARC | International Agency for Research on Cancer |
| KAT2B | Lysine acetyltransferase 2B |
| KDM3A | Histone H3K9 demethylase lysine-specific demethylase 3A. |
| KDM5A | Histone H3K4 demethylase lysine-specific demethylase 5A |
| KDM5B | Histone H3K4 demethylase lysine-specific demethylase 5B |
| KLF6 | Kruppel-like factor 6 |
| LINE-1 | Long interspersed nuclear element-1 |
| lncRNA | Long non-coding ribonucleic acid |
| MBD2 | Methyl-CpG binding domain protein 2 |
| Mn | Manganese |
| mRNA | Messenger ribonucleic acid |
| miRNA | Micro ribonucleic acid |
| MPTP | 1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine |
| MPP+ | 1-Methyl-4-phenylpyridinium |
| MSH5 | MutS homologue 5 |
| MPs | Microplastics |
| mTOR | Mammalian target of rapamycin |
| ncRNA | Non-coding ribonucleic acid |
| NFKB1 | Nuclear factor kappa B subunit 1 |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| NO2 | Nitrogen dioxide |
| O3 | Ozone |
| Ogdh | Oxoglutarate dehydrogenase |
| OGG1 | 8-Oxoguanine deoxyribonucleic acid glycosylase 1 |
| NPs | Nanoplastics |
| p21 | Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1A |
| PADs | Peptidylarginine deiminases |
| PAHs | Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons |
| Pb | Lead |
| PBDEs | Polybrominated diphenyl ethers |
| PCBs | Polychlorinated biphenyls |
| PCDDs | Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins |
| PCDFs | Polychlorinated dibenzofurans |
| Pdpk1 | 3-Phosphoinositide-dependent protein kinase-1 |
| PFOS | Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid |
| PFOSF | Perfluorooctane sulfonyl fluoride |
| PD | Parkinson’s disease |
| PINK1 | PTEN-induced putative kinase 1 |
| PM | Particulate matter |
| POPs | persistent organic pollutants |
| PRMT6 | Protein arginine methyltransferase 6 |
| PTEN | Phosphatase and tensin homologue |
| PVC | polyvinyl chloride |
| R | Arginine |
| Rankl | Receptor activator of nuclear factor κB ligand |
| RC-LINE-1 | Retrotransposition-competent long interspersed nuclear element-1 |
| RNA | Ribonucleic acid |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| Rptor | Regulatory associated protein of mTOR complex 1 |
| SAM | S-adenosyl methionine |
| Sat2 | satellite 2 DNA |
| SETD8 | SET domain containing 8 or lysine methyltransferase 5A |
| Sirt1 | Sirtuin 1 |
| SLE | Systemic lupus erythematosus |
| SO2 | Sulphur dioxide |
| Spop | Speckle-type POZ protein |
| STK32A | Serine/threonine kinase 32A |
| SUMO | Small ubiquitin-like modifier |
| Tbc1d5 | TBC1 domain family member 5 |
| TCDD | 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin |
| TERT | Telomerase reverse transcriptase |
| TET | Ten-eleven translocation enzymes |
| TP53INP1 | Tumour protein p53 inducible nuclear protein 1 |
| Trap | Tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase |
| tRNA | Transfer RNA |
| TSA | Trichostatin A |
| USA | United States of America |
| VTI1A | Vesicle transport through interaction with T-SNAREs homologue 1A |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| XIAP | X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein |