| ACN | Acetonitrile |
| AMPA | Aminomethylphosphonic Acid |
| DCM | Dichloromethane |
| DMSO | Dimethyl Sulfoxide |
| EFSA | European Food Safety Authority |
| EPA | United States Environmental Protection Agency |
| ESI | Electrospray Ionization |
| EU | European Union |
| EURL-SRM | EU Reference Laboratory for Single Residue Methods |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| FMOC-Cl | 9-Fluorenylmethyl Chloroformate |
| GBHs | Glyphosate-Based Herbicides |
| HCOOH | Formic Acid |
| HLB | Hydrophilic–Lipophilic Balanced |
| IARC | International Agency for Research on Cancer |
| ISs | Internal Standards |
| ISTAT | Italian National Institute of Statistics |
| KOH | Potassium Hydroxide |
| LC-MS/MS | Liquid Chromatography Coupled with Tandem Mass Spectrometry |
| LOQ | Limit of Quantification |
| MACP | Multiannual Control Programs for Pesticide Residues |
| ME | Matrix Effect |
| MRLs | Maximum Residue Levels |
| MRM | Multiple Reaction Monitoring |
| Na2CO3 | Sodium Carbonate |
| PAN | Pesticide Action Network |
| PCNs | National Control Programs |
| QuPPe-PO | Quick Method for the Analysis of Highly Polar Pesticides in Food of Plant Origin |
| RSDr | Relative Standard Deviation of Repeatability |
| SPE | Solid-Phase Extraction |
| WD | Pesticides Working Document |
| WHO | World Health Organization |