| 2,7-DD | 2,7-Dichlorodibenzo-p-dioxin |
| DBF | Dibenzofuran |
| TEQ | Toxic Equivalent |
| WHO-05 | World Health Organization 2005 Toxic Equivalency Factors |
| PCDD | Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin |
| PCDF | Polychlorinated dibenzofuran |
| OCDD | Octachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin |
| OCDF | Octachlorodibenzofuran |
| LQ | Lower-bound Quantification Limit |
| CFU | Colony Forming Units |
| TSB | Tryptic Soy Broth |
| GC-MS | Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry |
| ANOVA | Analysis of Variance |
| SIG | Signal site (sampling location) |
| ERA | Eracom site (sampling location) |
| AST | Ancien Stand site (sampling location) |