| Acronym | Meaning |
| ELA | Experimental Lakes Area (northwest Ontario) |
| ALICE | Acid-labile Isotope-coded Extractants |
| SEAC | Surface-enhanced Affinity Capture |
| ESA | Electrostatic Self-assemblypar |
| NRTI | Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor |
| RTU | Remote Terminal Unit |
| OTCEC | Open Tubular Capillary Electrochromatography |
| TMO | Truncated Molecular Orbital |
| AFM | Atomic Force Microscopy |
| MCRT | Mean Cell Residence Time |