| BEAS-2B | Human bronchial epithelial cell line |
| BER | Base excision repair |
| CN | Control cells |
| DDR | DNA damage repair |
| DLS | Dynamic Light Scattering |
| DSB | Double-strand breaks |
| HR | Homologous recombination |
| MMS | Methyl methanesulfonate |
| MNPLs | Microplastics |
| NER | Nucleotide excision repair |
| NPLs | Nanoplastics |
| NTA | Nanoparticle tracking analysis |
| PAHs | Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons |
| PET | Polyethylene terephthalate |
| PET-NPLs | PET Nanoplastics |
| PM2.5 | Ambient particulate matter |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| TEM | Transmission electron microscopy |
| UVA | Ultraviolet radiation A |
| UVB | Ultraviolet radiation B |
| UV-C | Ultraviolet radiation C |
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