| Acronym | Meaning |
| BODIPY | Dipyrrometheneboron Difluoride |
| CTZ | Coastal Transition Zone |
| BTZ | Below The Treatment Zone |
| STEAM | Stratosphere-Troposphere Exchange And Climate Monitor |
| AEVO | Active Electron Virtual Orbital |
| IFD | Industrial Facilities Discharge File (file Within STORET) |
| QSM | Quantum-statistical Model |
| ENR | Epoxidized Natural Rubber |
| LC-ESI-MS/MS | Liq. Chromatog.-electrospray Ionization-tandem Mass Spectrometry |
| ADCP | Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler |