| AA | arachidonic acid |
| AhR | Aryl hydrocarbon receptor |
| ATF3 | activating transcription factor 3 |
| BaP | benzo[a]pyrene |
| BiP | binding immunoglobulin protein |
| CDKN1A | cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor 1A |
| CYP1A1 | cytochrome P450 1A1 |
| dae | aerodynamic diameter |
| DDIT3 | DNA damage inducible transcript 3 |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| EGR1 | early growth response 1 |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| GDF15 | growth differentiation factor 15 |
| GREM1 | gremlin 1 |
| γH2AX | phosphorylated histone 2A family member X |
| HETE | hydroxyeicosatetranoic acid |
| HODE | hydroxyoctadecadienoic acid |
| HSPA5 | heat shock protein family A member 5 |
| IARC | International Agency for Research on Cancer |
| LAF | lower accumulation fraction |
| LC–MS/MS | liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry |
| LC3B | microtubule associated protein 1 light chain 3 beta |
| OTFBS | overrepresented transcription factor binding sites |
| PARP | poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 |
| PG | prostaglandin |
| PM | particulate matter |
| qRT-PCR | quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction |
| SQSTM1 | sequestosome 1 |
| TCDD | 2,3,7,8–tetrachlorodibenzo–p–dioxin |
| Tx | thromboxane |
| UPR | unfolded protein response |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| XBP1s | spliced form of X–box binding protein 1 |