| AFS | Atomic Fluorescence Spectroscopy |
| AgNPls | Silver Nanoplates |
| AgNPs | Silver Nanoparticles |
| AGS | Acute Gastrointestinal Syndrome |
| APS | Acute Paralytic Syndrome |
| AuNPs | Gold Nanoparticles |
| CNT | Carbon Nanotube |
| Cys | Cysteine |
| LOD | Limit of detection |
| DMSA | Meso-2,3-Dimercaptosuccinic Acid |
| DNA | Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid |
| DTT | Dithiothreitol |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| ETAAS | Electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry |
| GO | Graphene Oxide |
| GSH | Glutathione |
| ICP-MS | Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectroscopy |
| LIBS | Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy |
| LSPR | Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance |
| MOF | Metal-Organic Framework |
| PDCA | Pyridine Dicarboxylic Acid |
| PEG | Polyethylene Glycol |
| ppb | Parts Per Billion |
| PVP | Polyvinylpyrrolidone |
| QDs | Quantum Dots |
| RBC | Red Blood Cell |
| RS | Raman Spectroscopy |
| WBC | White Blood Cell |