| CoD | Cognitive dysfunction |
| PCBs | Polychlorinated Biphenyls |
| dl-PCBs | dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls |
| ndl-PCBs | non-dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls |
| LPCBs | lower chlorinated polychlorinated biphenyls |
| HPCBs | higher chlorinated polychlorinated biphenyls |
| SEM | Structural Equation Modeling |
| AMT | Abbreviated Mental Test |
| NEQ | Neurotoxic Equivalent |