4-MBPA	4-mercaptophenylboronic acid
AIE	aggregation-induced emission
Ala	alanine
ANHCs	Au nanosheets-built hollow sub-microcubes
APTES	3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane
Asp	aspartic acid
BA-LMOFs	boric acid-functionalized lanthanide metal organic frameworks
BaP	benzo[a]pyrene
BBC	berberine chloride
BBP	benzyl butyl phthalate
BC	BowtieCyclo
BPA	bisphenol A
BT	benzothiadiazole
CA	cluster analysis
CDs	carbon dots
ChE	cholinesterase
CHS	cell surface hydrophobicity
COFs	covalent organic frameworks
CPs	conjugated polymers
CTCs	charge–transfer complexes
CTF	covalent triazine framework
Cys A	cysteine A
DBT	dibenzothiophene
DCP	dichlorophenol
DDQ	2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone
DDT	dichloride diphenyl trichloroethane
DFT	density functional theory calculations
DMF	N,N-dimethylformamide
DSNB	(5,5 -dithiobis(succinimidyl-2-nitrobenzoate)
DTCs	dithiocarbamates
EDI	edifenphos
EDMA	ethylene glycol dimethacrylate
FOCS	fiber optic chemical sensors
FPO-NH4	ammonium perfluorooctanoate
FRET	fluorescence resonance energy transfer
Glu	glutamic acid
GO	graphene oxide
HCA	hierarchical cluster analysis
HCH	hexachlorocyclohexane
HCR	hybridization chain reaction
HS-b-CD	mono-6-thio-b-cyclodextrin
ICT	intramolecular charge transfer
IDA	indicator displacement assay
IFE	inner field effect
IIDA	intramolecular indicator displacement
LC	liquid crystal
LDA	linear discriminant analysis
LLE	liquid–liquid extraction
LOD	limit of detection
MIP	molecularly imprinted polymer
MMPs	magnetic microspheres
MNP	iron oxide nanoparticle
MOFs	metal-organic-frameworks
MQD	MoS2 quantum dots
NACs	nitroaromatic compounds
NCDs	nitrogen-doped carbon dots
NIP	non-imprinted polymer
NpAg	nanoporous silver
OPs	organophosphorus compounds
PAAs	primary aromatic amines
PAHs	(polycyclic aromatic compounds)
PARAFAC	parallel factor analysis
PASHs	(polycyclic aromatic sulfur-containing hydrocarbons)
PBDES	polybrominated diphenyl ethers
PCA	principal component analysis
PCB	polychlorinated biphenyls
PCF	photonic crystal fiber
PCP	pentachlorophenol
PDI	perylene diimide
PET	photo-induced electron transfer
PFAS	poly-fluoroalkyl compounds
PFCs	perfluorinated compounds
PFDA	1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorodecyl acrylate
PFOA	perfluorooctanoic acid
PFOS	perfluorooctanesulfonic acid
PhC	photonic crystal
Phe	phenanthrene
PL	photoluminescence
PLNPs	persistent luminescence nanoparticles
PMB	polymyxins B
PMMA	poly(methyl methacrylate)
POPs	persistent organic compounds
Pyr	pyrene
QDs	quantum dots
RBV	ribaverin
RI	refractive index
SDBS	sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate
SEM	scanning electron microscopy
SERS	Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
SLE	solid–liquid extraction
SPP	surface plasmon polariton
SPR–POF	surface plasmon resonance optical fiber
SPR	surface plasmon resonance
TCB	trichlorobenzene
TCh	thiocholine
TCP	trichlorophenol
TCPP	tetrakis(4-carboxyphenyl)porphyrin
TEM	transmission electron microscopy
THMS	triple helix molecular switch
TMB	1,2,4-trimethylbenzene
TNP	2,4,6-trinitrophenol
TPE	tetra phenylethylene
UANNs	urchin-like Au-Ag alloyed nanocrystal
UCNPs	upconversion nanoparticles
VBT	(vinylbenzyl)trimethylammonium chloride
VOCs	volatile organic compounds
WQD	WS2 quantum dots
ZIF-8	zeolite imidazole framework
ZnO	zinc oxide