Abbreviation | Meaning |
ACES | Department of Environmental Science at Stockholm University |
ACFF | Activated Charcoal Fibre Filter |
AOF | Adsorbable Organic Fluorine |
APCI | Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization |
APPI | Atmospheric Pressure Photoionization |
BAM | Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und Prüfung German Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing |
BB | Benzyl bromide |
BMN | 2-(Bromomethyl)naphthalene |
BSA | Bovine serum albumin |
C6 | Chemical term for a carbon chain comprising six carbon atoms |
C8 | Chemical term for a carbon chain comprising eight carbon atoms |
CEN | European Committee for Standardization |
CIC | Combustion Ion Chromatography |
CID | Collision Induced Dissociation |
CSS | Collision Cross Section |
DART | Direct Analysis in Real Time |
DD | Data Dependent |
DIL | Di Cationic Liquid |
dTOPA | Direct Total Oxidizable Precursor Assay |
DWD | Drinking Water Directive |
ECF | Electrochemical Fluorination |
ECHA | European Chemical Agency |
EI | Electron Impact |
EOF | Extractable Organic Fluorine |
EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
EU | European Union |
FOSE | Perfluoroalkane Sulfonamido Ethanols |
FT | Fluorotelomerization |
FT-ICR-MS | Fourier transformed Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry |
FTIR | Fourier-transformed Infrared Spectroscopy |
FT(M)A | Fluorotelomer (meth)acrylates |
FTSA | Fluorotelomeric Sulfonic Acid |
GAIAC | Artificial Activated Charcoal |
GC | Gas Chromatography |
GCE | Glassy Carbon Electrode |
GC-MS | Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry |
GC-TOFMS | Gas Chromatography Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry |
HFB | 2,3,3,3,4,4,4-heptafluoro-1-butanol |
HILIC | Hydrophilic Interaction Liquid Chromatography |
HR-CS-GFMAS | High Resolution-Continuum Source-Graphite Furnace Molecular Absorption Spectrometry |
HRMS | High Resolution Mass Spectrometry |
IC-MS | Ion chromatography Mass Spectrometry |
ICP | Inductively Coupled Plasma |
ICP-MS | Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry |
IF | Inorganic Fluorine |
IM | Ion Mobility |
IM-MS | Ion Mobility Mass Spectrometry |
INAA | Instrumental Neutron Activated Analysis |
ISE | Ion-Selective Electrode |
ITRC | Interstate Technology Regulatory Council |
KEMI | Swedish Chemicals Agency |
KMD | Kendrick Mass Defect |
LC | Liquid Chromatography |
LCMRL | Lowest Concentration Minimum Reporting Level |
LC-MS | Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry |
LC-MS/MS | Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry coupled Mass Spectrometry |
LFIA | Lateral Flow Immunoassay |
LIBS | Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy |
LOD | Limit of Detection |
LOQ | Limit of Quantification |
LTQ | Linear Triple Quadrupole |
MALDI | Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption |
MDL | Method Detection Limits |
MIP | Molecularly Imprinted Polymers |
MS | Mass Spectrometry |
NILU | Norwegian Institute for Air Research |
NKE | The Nordic Working Group for Chemicals, Environment and Health |
NMR | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance |
NOM | Natural Organic Matter |
NP-LC | Normal Phase-Liquid Chromatography |
NTA | Non Target Analysis |
OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
OF | Organic Fluorine |
PAD | Paper Based Analytical Devices |
PARCI-MS | Pyrolysis Gas Chromatography Plasma Assisted Reaction Chemical Ionization |
PE | Polyethylene |
PFAEI | Perfluorinated Anion Exchanger Ionomer |
PFAS | Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances |
PFBA | Perfluorobutanoic Acid |
PFCA | Perfluorocarboxylic Acid |
PFOA | Perfluorooctanoic Acid |
PFOS | Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid |
PFSA | Perfluorosulfonic Acid |
PIGE | Particle Induced Gamma-Ray Emission |
PS | Primary Solids |
PTFE | Polytetrafluoroethylene |
PUF | Polyurethane Foam |
Pyr-GC-MS | Pyrolysis-Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry |
QFFs | Quartz Fiber Filters |
QTOF | Quadrupole Time of Flight |
REACH | Registration Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals |
RF | Radiofrequency |
RLS | Resonance Light Scattering |
RP-LC | Reverse Phase-Liquid Chromatography |
RT | Retention Time |
SFC | Supercritical Fluid Chromatography |
SFP | Side-chain Fluorinated Polymers |
SPE | Solid Phase Extraction |
SPM | Suspended Particular Matter |
SPME | Solid Phase Microextraction |
SUPRAS | Supramolecular Solvent |
SVHC | Substance of Very High Concern |
TCLP | Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure |
TD-GC-MS | Thermal Desorption Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry |
TF | Total Fluorine |
TFA | Trifluoroacetic Acid |
TFMS | Trifluoromethane Sulfonic Acid |
THP | Total Hydrolysable Precursor |
TOF | Time of Flight |
TOF | Total Organic Fluorine |
TOPA | Total Oxidizable Precursor Assay |
UHPLC-ESI | Ultra-High-Pressure Liquid Chromatography Electron Spray Ionisation |
UHPSCF | Ultra-High-Pressure Supercritical Fluid Chromatography |
UOF | Unknown Organic Fluorine |
UPLC-MS/MS | Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry coupled Mass Spectrometry |
US | United States of America |
US EPA | United States of Americas Environmental Protection Agency |
WAS | Waste-Active Sludge |
WD-XRF | Wavelength Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence |
XANES | F K-Edge X-Ray Absorption Near-Edge Structure Spectroscopy |
XPS | X-Ray Spectroscopy |