(aac(3′)-IIa, ant(2″)-Ia)	aminoglycosides resistance genes
ADI	acceptable daily intake
AF	allocation factor
AMI	amikacin
AMP	ampicillin
AMX	amoxicillin
APEO	alkylphenol ethoxylates
AR	antibiotic resistance
ARB	antibiotic resistant bacteria
ARG	antibiotic resistance genes
ATM	aztreonam
BET	Betamethasone
blaTEM, blaIMP4, blaGES and blaNDM1	β-lactams resistance genes
BMDL10	lower limit of critical effect of the benchmark dose
BPA	bisphenol A
CAZ	ceftazidime
CCL	contaminant candidate list
CEC	contaminants of emerging concern
CET	ceftriaxone
CFL	cephalothin
CFO	cefoxitin
CFT	cefotaxime
CFU	colony forming unit
CIP	ciprofloxacin
CLA	clavulanic acid
CLI	clindamycin
CLO	chloramphenicol
CPM	cefepime
DEX	dexamethasone
DOX	doxycycline
DW	drinking water (water distributed by a WTP)
E1	estrone
E2	β-Estradiol
E2 -17-beta-estradiol
EE2	17-alpha-ethinylestradiol
EFSA	European Food Safety Authority
ERI	erythromycin
ermB	macrolides resistance gene
GEN	gentamicin
GV	guideline values
IARC	International Agency for Research on Cancer
intI1, intI2	integron genes
IPM	imipenem
KAN	kanamycin
LD	limit of detection
LQ	limit of quantification
LDTD	lowest daily therapeutic dose
LEV	levofloxacin
LOAEL	lowest observable adverse effect level
MAV	maximum acceptable values
ME	margin of exposure
MEC	maximum environmental concentration
MER	meropenem
NAL	nalidixic acid
NIT	nitrofurantoin
NOAEL	no observed adverse effect level
NOR	norfloxacin
NP	nonylphenol
NPX	naproxen
OC	occurrence concentration
PCR	polymerase chain reaction
P&EDC	pharmaceuticals and endocrine disrupting compounds
PEN	penicillin
PIP	piperacillin
PNEC	predicted no effect concentrations
PRE	prednisone
QCRA	Quantitative Chemical Risk Assessment
qnrS, qepA, gyrA	quinolone resistance genes
rRNA	ribossomal RNA
RQ	risk quotient
RW	raw water (water source that feeds a WTP)
SMX	sulfamethoxazole
SPM	spectinomycin
STM	streptomycin
SUL	sulfonamides
sulI	sulfonamide resistance gene
SUT	sulphazothrin
TBM	tobramycin
TET	tetracyclines
tetA, tetB, tetC, tetM, tetW	tetracycline resistance genes
TRI	trimethoprim
TZB	tazobactam
UF	uncertainty factor
USEPA	United States Environmental Protection Agency
VAN	vancomycin
WHO	World Health Organization