| 2,4-D | 2,4-dichloro-phenoxyacetic acid |
| DDE | dichloro-diphenyl-dichloro-ethylene |
| DDT | dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane |
| DT8 | 1,8-octanedithiol |
| EF | enhancement factor |
| F-NPs | ferro-nanoparticles |
| GC/ECD | gas chromatography/electron capture detection |
| GC/MS | gas chromatography/mass spectrometry |
| HCB | hexachlorobenzene |
| HCH | hexachlorocyclohexanes |
| ϒ-HCH | lindane |
| LOD | limit of detection |
| LSPR | localized surface plasmon resonance |
| MIPs | molecularly imprinted polymers |
| MOFs | metallic organic frameworks |
| OCPs | organochlorine pesticides |
| PAHs | polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons |
| PCP | pentachlorophenol |
| pNIPAM | poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) |
| POPs | persistent organic pollutants |
| SAM | self-assembled monolayer |
| SERS | surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy |