| A—anthracene | Ace—acenaphthene |
| Acy—acenaphthylene | BaA—benzo(a)anthracene |
| BaF—benzo(a)fluoranthene | BaP—benzo(a)pyrene |
| Bb + kF—benzo(b + k)fluoranthene | BcF—benzo(c)fluoranthene |
| BcPhe—benzo(c)phenanthrene | BeP—benzo(e)pyrene |
| BghiFl—benzo(ghi)fluoranthene | BghiP—benzo(ghi)perylene |
| Ch—chrysene | DB—dibenzo(a + h)anthracene |
| DMR—Dimethylnaphthalene Ratio | Fl—fluoranthene |
| F—fluorene | GC-MS—Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry |
| IP—indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene | ICP-OES—Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry |
| MNR—Methylnaphthalene Ratio | MOE—Ministry of Environment |
| MPI—Methylphenanthrene Index | MSW—Municipal solid waste |
| N—naphthalene | P—phenanthrene |
| PAHs—Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons | Pe—perylene |
| Py—pyrene | TEF—Toxicity Equivalence Factor |
| TEQ—Toxic Equivalent | TNR—Trimethylnaphthalene Ratio |