| AA | arachidonic acid C20:4n6 |
| ACCEPT | Adapting to Climate Change, Environmental Pollution and Dietary Transition |
| AMAP | Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme |
| ANCOVA | Analysis of covariance |
| BMI | body mass index |
| DDT | 2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)−1,1,1-trichloroethane |
| deca-BDE | decabromodiphenyl ether |
| DHA | docosahexaenoic acid C22:6n3 |
| EPA | eicosapentaenoic acid C20:5n3 |
| HBCDD | hexabromocyclodecane |
| HCB | hexachlorobenzene |
| Hg | mercury |
| ICP–MS | Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry |
| LipPOP | lipophilic POP |
| OCPs | organchlorine pesticides |
| n−3/n−6 | n−3 polyunsaturated fatty acids/n−6 polyunsaturated fatty acids |
| Pb | lead |
| PBDEs | polybrominated diphenyl ethers |
| PCBs | polychlorinated biphenyls |
| PCDD/PCDF | polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins/furans |
| PFASs | perfluoroalkylated substances |
| PFBS | perfluorobutanesulfonic acid |
| PFCAs | perfluorinated carboxylic acids |
| PFDA | perfluorodecanoic acid |
| PFDoA | perfluorododecanoic acid |
| PFDS | perfluorodecanesulfonate |
| PFHpA | perfluoroheptanoic acid |
| PFHpS | perfluoroheptanesulfonate |
| PFHxA | perfluorohexanoic acid |
| PFHxS | perfluorohexane sulfonate |
| PFHxSF | perfluorohexane sulfonyl fluoride |
| PFOS | perfluorooctanoic acid |
| PFOA | perfluorooctane sulfonate |
| PFOSA | perfluorooctane sulfonamide |
| PFNA | perfluorononanoic acid |
| PFPeA | perfluoropentanoic acid |
| PFSAs | perfluorinated sulfonic acids |
| PFTeA | perfluorotetradecanoic acid |
| PFTrA | perfluorotridecanoic acid |
| PFUnA | perfluoroundecanoic acid |
| POPs | persistent organic pollutants |
| p,p’-DDE | 1,1-dichloro−2,2-bis (p-chlorophenyl)-ethylene |
| S | supplementary |
| Se | selenium |