| Acronym | Meaning |
| CEMOS | Complementary Enhanced Metal-oxide Semiconductor |
| F/M | Food To Microorganism Ratio |
| LOI | Loss Of Imprinting |
| USDW | Underground Source Drinking Water |
| LC-ESI-MS/MS | Liq. Chromatog.-electrospray Ionization-tandem Mass Spectrometry |
| NPRI | National Pollutant Release Inventory |
| ACCD | Approximate Double Substitution Coupled Cluster Method |
| FBA | Fluidized Bed Afterburner |
| ROHS | Restrictions On Hazardous Substances |
| MES | Methyl Ester Sulfonates (surfactants) |