| ABS | Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene |
| AFM-Raman | Atomic Force Microscopy-Raman |
| BBB | Blood–Brain Barrier |
| BBP | Butyl Benzyl Phthalate |
| BMI | Body Mass Index |
| CE | Cellulose (cellulose acetate) |
| CNS | Central Nervous System |
| cP | Centipoise |
| CSF | Cerebrospinal Fluid |
| DDA | Degree of Deacetylation |
| EPR | Ethylene Propylene Rubber |
| ER | Epoxy Resin |
| FDR | Benjamini–Hochberg False Discovery Rate |
| GDPR | General Data Protection Regulations |
| GLPs | Good Field and Laboratory Procedures |
| GUT | Gastrointestinal Tract |
| 1H-NMR | Proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance |
| IAPS | International Agency for Pharma Standard Supplements |
| LC-MS/MS | Liquid Chromatography-tandem Mass Spectrometry |
| LDIR | Laser Direct Infrared |
| MPs | Microplastics |
| MRT | Mean Residence Time |
| NPs | Nanoplastics |
| PA | Polyamide |
| PAHs | Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons |
| PAN | Polyacrlonitrile |
| PBA | Polu(butyl acrylate) |
| PC | Polycarbonate |
| PCC | Procambarus clarkii Chitosan |
| PDMS | Polydimethylsiloxane |
| PE | Polyethylene |
| PES | Polyester |
| PET | Polyethylene Terephthalate |
| PLA | Polylactic Acid |
| PP | Polypropylene |
| PPE | Personal Protective Equipment |
| PS | Polystyrene |
| PTFE | Polytetrafluoroethylene |
| Py-GC-MS | Pyrolysis–Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry |
| RA | Rayon |
| ROS | Reactive Oxygen Species |
| SEM | Scanning Electron Microscopy |
| Vd | Distribution Volume |
| µFTIR | Micro-Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy |
| µRaman | Micro-Raman Spectroscopy |