| ABS | acrylonitrile butadiene styrene |
| ALI | air–liquid interface |
| APC | article processing charge |
| BALF | bronchoalveolar lavage fluid |
| CD86 | cluster of differentiation 86 |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| DOM | dissolved organic matter |
| EAACI | European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology |
| FTIR | Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy |
| HepG2 | human hepatocarcinoma cells |
| hpf | hours post-fertilization |
| ILD | interstitial lung disease |
| iNOS | inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| IQR | interquartile range |
| IV | intravenous |
| IVF | in vitro fertilization |
| KOH | potassium hydroxide |
| LDIR | laser direct infrared spectroscopy |
| LOD | limit of detection |
| LOQ | limit of quantification |
| M1 | classically activated/pro-inflammatory macrophage phenotype |
| MDI | methylene diphenyl diisocyanate |
| MEDLINE | Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online |
| MNPs | micro- and nanoplastics |
| MPs | microplastics |
| NMR | nuclear magnetic resonance |
| NPs | nanoplastics |
| NR | not reported |
| PA | polyamide |
| PA66 | polyamide 66 |
| PC | polycarbonate |
| PCI | percutaneous coronary intervention |
| PE | polyethylene |
| PE-HD/MD | high- and medium-density polyethylene |
| PE-LD/LLD | low-density and linear low-density polyethylene |
| PET | polyethylene terephthalate |
| PMMA | poly(methyl methacrylate) |
| PP | polypropylene |
| PS | polystyrene |
| PU | polyurethane |
| PU-MPs | polyurethane microplastics |
| PVC | polyvinyl chloride |
| Py-GC-IM-MS | pyrolysis–gas chromatography–ion mobility mass spectrometry |
| Py-GC/MS | pyrolysis–gas chromatography/mass spectrometry |
| Q1–Q3 | first–third quartiles |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| RSD | relative standard deviation |
| SD | standard deviation |
| SEM | scanning electron microscopy |
| TCPP | tris(1-chloro-2-propyl) phosphate |
| TDI | toluene diisocyanate |
| TPU | thermoplastic polyurethane |
| UV | ultraviolet |
| WST | water-soluble tetrazolium |
| μFTIR | micro-Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy |
| μRaman | Raman microspectroscopy |