| Acronym | Meaning |
| MPMMG | Marine Pollution Monitoring Management Group (UK) |
| SPG | Sequential Product (of) Geminals |
| SMP | Soluble Microbial Products |
| DFA | Dual Fouling Apparatus |
| NOEC | No Observed Effect Concentration |
| AOML | Atlantic Oceanographic And Meteorological Laboratory (of NOAA |
| SILO | Strain Induced Lateral Ordering |
| AESOP | Ab-initio Effective Spin-orbit Operator |
| LAMMS | Laser Micro Mass Spectrometry |
| OVOC | Other Volatile Organic Compound |