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. 2025 Jun 28;13(7):543. doi: 10.3390/toxics13070543
AA Adipic acid
ABS Acrylonitrile–butadiene–styrene
ACE Acetone
ACN Acetonitrile
AMDIS Automated Mass spectral Deconvolution and Identification System
APCI Atmospheric pressure chemical ionization
AZA Azelaic acid
BADGE Bisphenol A diglycidyl ether
BHET Bis(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate
BHT Butylated hydroxytoluene
bw Body weight
CAR Carboxen
CCS Collision cross-section
CE Collision energy
CF Consumption factor
DAD Diode array detector
DBP Dibutyl phthalate
DCM Dichloromethane
DDA Data-dependent acquisition
ddMS2 Data-dependent tandem mass spectrometry
DEG Diethylene glycol
DIA Data-independent acquisition
DMSO Dimethyl sulfoxide
DVB Divinylbenzene
EDI Estimated daily intake
EFSA European Food Safety Authority
EI Electron ionization
EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPS Expanded polystyrene
ESI Electrospray ionization
EtOH Ethanol
EVA Ethylene–vinyl acetate
FCMs Food contact materials
FDA U.S. Food and Drug Administration
FIA Flow injection analysis
FID Flame ionization detector
FLD Fluorescence detector
FS Full scan
FWHM Full width at half maximum
GC Gas chromatography
GC×GC Two-dimensional gas chromatography
HDPE High-density polyethylene
HFIP Hexafluoroisopropanol
HPLC High-performance liquid chromatography
HQ Hazard quotient
HRMS High-resolution mass spectrometry
HS Headspace
IAS Intentionally added substances
ICP-MS Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry
IMS Ion mobility spectrometry
IPA Isophtalic acid
LC Liquid chromatography
LDPE Low-density polyethylene
LIT Linear ion trap
MeOH Methanol
MN Molecular networking
MS Mass spectrometry
MS/MS Tandem mass spectrometry
NIAS Non-intentionally added substances
NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology
NMR Nuclear magnetic resonance
NTA Non-targeted analysis
PA Polyamide
PBAT Polybutylene adipate terephthalate
PBS Polybutylene succinate
PBT Polybutylene terephthalate
PC Polycarbonate
PCT Polycyclohexane-1,4-dimethylene terephthalate
PCTG Polycyclohexylenedimethylene terephthalate glycol-modified
PDMS Polydimethylsiloxane
PE Polyethylene
PES Polyester
PET Polyethylene terephthalate
PETG Polyethylene terephthalate glycol-modified
PI Polyimide
PLA Polylactic acid
PP Polypropylene
PPCs Plant fiber/plastic composites
PPSU Polyphenylsulfone
PS Polystyrene
PUR Polyurethane
PVC Polyvinyl chloride
P&T Purge and trap
qNTA Quantitative non-target analysis
QSPR Quantitative structure-property relationship
QTOF Quadrupole time-of-flight
RI Retention index
rEPS Recycled expanded polystyrene
rHDPE Recycled high-density polyethylene
rLDPE Recycled low-density polyethylene
rPE Recycled polyethylene
rPET Recycled polyethylene terephthalate
rPP Recycled polypropylene
rPS Recycled polystyrene
SAN Styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer
SML Specific migration limit
SPME Solid-phase microextraction
SVOCs Semi-volatile organic compounds
SWATH Sequential windowed acquisition of all theoretical MS
TDI Tolerable daily intake
TMBPF-DGE Tetramethyl bisphenol F-based diglycidyl ether
TPU Thermoplastic polyurethane
TTC Threshold of toxicological concern
UHPLC Ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography
UV Ultraviolet radiation
VOCs Volatile organic compounds
WHO World Health Organization