| AA | ascorbic acid |
| CV% | % coefficient of variation to quantify precision of a measure |
| DTNB | 5,5′-dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoic acid) |
| DTT | dithiothreitol |
| 1H NMR | proton nuclear magnetic resonance |
| IF | interaction factor |
| mM | concentration unit indicating the number of mmole per Liter |
| µM | concentration unit indicating the number of µmole per Liter |
| NPQ | 1,2-naphthoquinone |
| OP | oxidative potential |
| OPAA | rate of ascorbic acid depletion |
| OPcalc | OP activity computed by summation of individual activities of the mixture components, |
| OPDTT | rate of dithiothreitol depletion |
| OPexp | OP activity experimentally measured on a mixture |
| OPV | volume-normalized OP response referred to air collected volume |
| OPVAA | volume-normalized OPAA response |
| OPVDTT | volume-normalized OPDTT response |
| PM | particle matter |
| PM2.5 | particles with diameters of 2.5 µm and smaller |
| PNQ | 9,10-phenantrenequinone |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| RTLF | respiratory-tract lining fluid |
| SOA | secondary organic compounds |
| TNB | 2-nitro-5-thiobenzoic acid |
| TNB2- | mercaptide ion |
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