| As | Arsenic |
| Cd | Cadmium |
| CI | Confidence Interval |
| DDE | Dichorodiphenyldichloroethylene |
| DDT | Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane |
| EDs | Endocrine disruptors |
| IARC | International Agency for Research on cancer |
| HCB | Hexachlorobenzene |
| NPCSs | National Priority Contaminated Sites |
| PAHs | Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons |
| PBDE | Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers |
| PCBs | Polychlorinated Biphenyls |
| PCDDs | Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins |
| PCDFs | Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans |
| PFAS | Perfluoroalkyl substances |
| POPs | Persistent Organic Pollutants |
| SIR | Standardized Incidence Ratio |
| TCDD | 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin |
| UNEP | United Nations Environment Programme |
| WHO | World Health Organization |