| PFAS | Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances |
| PFAA | Perf luoroalkyl acid |
| PFCA | Perfluorocarboxylic acid |
| PFSA | Perfluorosulfonic acid |
| FTOH | Fluorotelomer alcohol |
| FTCA | Fluorotelomer carboxylic acid |
| FTS | Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid |
| PFECA | Perfluoroethercarboxylic acid |
| Cl-PFECA | Chlorinated polyfluoroethercarboxylic acid |
| PFESA | Perfluoroethersulfonic acid |
| Cl-PFESA | Chlorinated polyfluoroethersulfonic acid |
| PAP | Perfluoroalkyl phosphate ester |
| diPAP | Perfluoroalkyl phosphate diester |
| LC–MS/MS | Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry |
| GC–MS | Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry |
| HRMS | High resolution mass spectrometry |
| ESI | Electrospray ionization |
| LOD | Limit of detection |
| LOQ | Limit of quantitation |
| ECF | Electrochemical fluorination |
| AFFF | Aqueous firefighting foam |
| FPP | Fluorochemical production plant |
| WWTP | Wastewater treatment plant |
| PPARα | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α |
| mPPARα | Murine peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α |
| hPPARα | Human peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α |