| CyanoHABs | Cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms |
| MCs | Microcystins |
| MC-LR | Microcystin-LR |
| MC-RR | Microcystin-RR |
| MC-YR | Microcystin-YR |
| ADDA | (2S,3S,4E,6E,8S,9S)-3-Amino-9-methoxy-2,6,8-trimethyl-10-phenyldeca-4,6-dienoic acid |
| NOD | Nodularin |
| NODs | Nodularins |
| NOD-R | Nodularin-R |
| CYN | Cylindrospermopsin |
| CYNs | Cylindrospermopsins |
| ATX-a | Anatoxin-a |
| ATXs | Anatoxins |
| hATX | Homoanatoxin |
| AETX | Aetokthonotoxin |
| STXs | Saxitoxins |
| PSP | Paralytic shellfish poisoning |
| neoSTX | Neosaxitoxin |
| BMAA | ß-Methylamino-L-alanine |
| 2,4-DAB | 2,4-Diaminobutyric acid |
| AEG | Aminoethyl glycine |
| ELISA | Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| PCR | Polymerase chain reaction |
| qPCR | Quantitative polymerase chain reaction |
| PPIA | Protein phosphatase inhibition assay |
| RP | Reverse-phase |
| RPLC | Reversed-phase liquid chromatography |
| HILIC | Hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography |
| HPLC-MS | High-performance liquid chromatography mass spectrometry |
| LC-MS | Liquid chromatography mass spectrometry |
| LC-MS/MS | Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry |
| RP-UPLC-MS/MS | Reverse-phase ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry |
| HRMS | High-resolution mass spectrometry |
| TQMS | Triple-quadrupole mass spectrometer |
| HESI | Heated electrospray ionization |
| ACN | Acetonitrile |
| MeOH | Methanol |
| FA | Formic acid |
| n-BuOH | n-Butanol |
| dw | Dry weight |
| fw | Fresh weight |
| ww | Wet weight |