ACE	Abundance-based Coverage Estimator
ADI	Acceptable daily intake
AHL	Acyl-homoserine lactones
AMR	Antimicrobial resistance
APS	Artificial plastic substrate
ARB	Antibiotic-resistant bacteria
ARG	Antibiotic resistance gene
ARISA	Automated ribosomal intergenic spacer analysis
BDP	Biodegradable plastic
BPA	Bisphenol A
CF	Cellophane
CR	Cancer risk
DBP	Dibutyl phthalate
DCFH-DA	2′,7′-Dichlorofluorescein diacetate
DEGM	Dietary exposure dose for the human gut microbiome
DEHP	(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate
EDI	Estimated daily intake
EPS	Extracellular polysaccharides
ESBL	Extended spectrum beta-lactamase
ESKAPE	E. faecium, S. aureus, K. pneumoniae, A. baumannii, P. aeruginosa, Enterobacter spp.
FTIR	Fourier transform infrared
GBDT	Gradient boosting decision tree
GHRI	Genotypic health risk index
HDPE	High-density PE
HGT	Horizontal gene transfer
HQ	Human health risk quotient
HT-qPCR	High-throughput qPCR
HTS	High-throughput sequencing
ICE	Integrative conjugative element
IHRI	Integrated health risk index
LDPE	Low-density PE
LGBM	Light Gradient Boosting machine
LSCM	Laser scanning confocal microscopy
MAG	Metagenome assembled genome
MALDI	Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization
MALDI-TOF	Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Time-of-Flight
MAR	Multiple antibiotic resistance
MARB	Multiresistant bacteria
MCDM	Multiple criteria decision making
MD	Molecular dynamics
MDR	Multidrug resistance
MDRG	Multidrug resistance gene
MGE	Mobile genetic element
MIC	Minimum inhibitory concentration
ML	Machine learning
MLP	Multilayer perceptron
MLR	Multiple linear regression
MLS	Macrolide–lincosamide–streptogramin
MP	Microplastic
MRSA	Methicillin-resistant S. aureus
MSC	Minimal Selective Concentration
NBP	Non-biodegradable plastic
NCM	Neutral community model
NP	Nanoplastic
OTU	Operational taxonomic unit
PA	Polyamide
PAH	Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
PBAT	Poly-butyleneadipate-co-terephthalate
PBD	Polybutadiene
PBS	Polybutylene succinate
PCB	Polychlorinated biphenyl
PCL	Polycaprolactone
PCoA	Principal coordinate analysis
PDMS	Polydimethylsiloxane
PE	Polyethylene
PET	Polyethylene therephthalate
PF	Phenol formaldehyde
PF	PE-fiber
PFP	Pentafluorophenyl acrylate
PFP	PE-fiber-PE
PHA	Polyhydroxyalkanoate
PHB	Polyhydroxybutyrate
PLA	Poly lactic acid
PLC	Polyisoprene chlorinated
PMMA	polymethyl methacrylate
PP	Polypropylene
ppLFER	Poly-parameter Linear Free-Energy Relationships
PPR	Projection pursuit regression
PS	Polystyrene
PTDL	Polytridecanolactone
PU	Polyurethane
PVC	Polyvinyl chloride
QS	Quorum sensing
QSPR	Quantitative Structure Property Relationship
RF	Random forest
RM	Random forest
RMSD	Root-mean square deviation
RMSE	Root Mean Square Error
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
SAN	Styrene acrylonitrile resin
SC	Specific conductivity
SEM	Scanning electron microscopy
SHAP	SHapley Additive exPlanation
SRA	Sequence Read Archive
SSA	Specific surface area
T4SS	Type IV secretion system
TAOC	Total antioxidant capacity
TDS	Total dissolved solids
THQ	Target hazard quotients
TOC	Total organic carbon
TWP	Tire wear particles
vOTU	Viral operational taxonomic unit
WGS	Whole-genome sequencing
W-LDPE	Waste LDPE
WWTP	Wastewater treatment plant
XGB	eXtreme Gradient Boosting