| Acronym | Meaning |
| EPCIA | Evolving Principal Component Innovation Analysis |
| MARG | Microarray Research Group |
| R&D | Research And Development |
| RBCODUR | Readily Biodegradable Chemical Oxygen Demand Uptake Rate |
| BID | Background Information Document |
| IRRI | International Rice Research Institute |
| GIXD | Grazing Incidence X-ray Diffraction |
| QELS | Quasi-Elastic Light Scattering |
| CFAES | Carbon Furnace Atomic Emission Spectrometry |
| AMTIC | Ambient Monitoring Technology Information Center |