| Acronym | Meaning |
| DWRF | Drinking Water Research Foundation |
| GIPOF | Graded-Index Plastic Optical Fiber |
| PWM | Pokeweed Mitogen |
| EMS | Electromagnetic Susceptibility |
| SMBG | Self-monitoring Blood Glucose |
| SSTI | Small System Technol. Initiative (USEPA) |
| IWS | Ionizing Wet Scrubber |
| EDA | Electron Donor-acceptor |
| GLAD | Great Lakes Atmospheric Deposition |
| OTE | Oxygen Transfer Efficiency (of Aeration Diffusers) |