AFFF	aqueous film-forming foam
AOF	absorbable organic fluorine
CIC	combustion ion chromatography
EOF	extractable organic fluoride
F-53B	(2-((6-chloro-1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6-dodecafluorohexyl)oxy)-1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethanesulfonic acid)
GC-MS	gas chromatography–mass spectrometry
Gen-X	hexafluoropropylene oxide-dimer acid
HFPO-DA	hexafluoropropylene oxide-dimer acid
LC-MS/MS	liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry
PFAS	Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances
PFCA	perfluorocarboxylic acid
PFHxS	perfluorohexane sulfonate
PFOS	perfluorooctane sulfonate
PFOA	perfluorooctanic acid
PFSA	perfluorosulfuric acid
Q-TOF	quadrupole time-of-flight
QuEChERS	Quick, Easy, Cheap, Effective, Rugged, Safe
TF	total fluorine
TOP	total oxidizable precursor
WWTP	wastewater treatment plant