| Acronym | Meaning |
| NPS | Nonpoint Source |
| LD | Limits Of Detection |
| PCEM | Point-charge Electrostatic Model |
| MINDO | Modified Intermediate Neglect Of Differential Overlap |
| CDWF | Correlated-determinant Wave Function |
| NSR | Nitrile-silicone Rubber |
| MILC | Metal Induced Lateral Crystallization |
| STODI | Slater-type Orbital-point Dipole Interaction (in Mol. Polarizability Calcns.) |
| NF-E1 | Nuclear Factor Erythroid 1 |
| BIB | Blocked Impurity Band |