| eDNA | Environmental DNA |
| EPA | The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| OECD | The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| ASTM | The American Society for Testing and Materials |
| SIMPER | Similarity percentage program |
| NSAIDs | Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug |
| PFAS | Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances |
| HPLC–TMS | High-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry |
| NMDS | Non-metric multidimensional scaling |
| LEFSE | Linear discriminant analysis of effect size |
| SSD | Species sensitivity distribution |
| HC5 | The 95% harmless concentration |
| PNEC | The predicted no-effect concentration |
| NOEC | The no observed effect concentration |
| SSRI | Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor |
| TWPs | Tire wear particles |
| SAs | Sulfonamide antibiotics |
| PLA | Polylactic acid |
| PE | Polyethylene |
| PS NPs | Polystyrene nanoplastics |
| EC50 | 50% effective concentration |
| EC10 | 10% effective concentration |
| PFOA | Perfluorooctanoic acid |
| ANOVA | Analysis of Variance |
| LC-MS/MS | Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry |
| UVFs | Ultraviolet filters |
| SPE | Solid-phase extraction |
| THQ | Target hazard quotient |
| PTEs | Potentially toxic elements |