| Acronym | Meaning |
| NCLI | National Chemical Laboratory For Industry (Japan) |
| DBD | Dielectric Barrier Discharge |
| AAFEB | Anaerobic Attached Film Expanded Bed |
| MAAC | Maximum Ambient Air Concentration |
| PLOT | Porous Layer Open Tubular (capillary Column For Gas Chromatography) |
| SA-MCSCF | State Averaged Multiconfiguration Self-consistent Field (wave Function) (see Also ICF-CI) |
| OECA | Office Of Enforcement And Compliance Assurance |
| SUVA | Specific UV Absorbance |
| PLFA | Phospholipid Fatty Acid |
| COMFA | Comparative Molecular Field Analysis |