| ARPA | Regional Agency for the Environmental Protection |
| AT | Averaging time |
| CA | Concentration in air |
| EC | Exposure Concentration |
| ED | Exposure duration |
| EF | Exposure frequency |
| ET | Exposure time |
| HQ | Hazardous Quotient |
| ICR | Increased Cancer Risk |
| IRIS | Integrated Risk Information System |
| IUR | Inhalation Unit Risk |
| MAPEC | Monitoring Air Pollution Effects on Children for Supporting Public Health Policy |
| PAH | Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon |
| PM | Particulate Matter |
| RfC | Reference concentration |
| UCL | Upper Confidence Limit |
| USEPA | United States Environmental Protection Agency |
| WHO | World Health Organization |