| Acronym | Meaning |
| IDF | International Dairy Federation |
| PCT | Photoinduced Charge Transfer |
| LIMA | Laser-induced Ion-mass Analyzer |
| CAL | Central Analytical Laboratory |
| HID | Helium Ionization Detector |
| ERLN | Environmental Research Laboratory Narragansett |
| MRS | Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy |
| DTUL | Deflection Temperature Under Load |
| POS | Points-on-a-sphere (repulsion Potential Model |
| MBBR | Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor |