| CAWI | computer assisted web interviewing |
| CFP | Cambridge filter pad |
| CX572 | carboxen 572 |
| DNPH | dinitrophenylhydrazine |
| EFSA | European Food Safety Authority |
| ICP-MS | inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry |
| LC-MSMS | liquid chromatography—tandem mass spectrometry |
| LOQ | limit of quantification |
| MREC | medical research and ethics committee |
| MOE | margin of exposure |
| MTBE | methyl-tert butyl ether |
| NAB | N-nitrosoanabasine |
| NAT | N′-nitrosoanatabine |
| NDMA | N-nitrosodimethylamine |
| NNK | 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone |
| NNN | N-nitrosonornicotine |
| NOAEL | No-Observed-Adverse-Effect Level |
| PG | propylene glycol |
| PoD | point of departure |
| TCA | tolerable concentration in air |
| TSNA | tobacco-specific nitrosamine |