| Acronym | Meaning |
| PIR | Protein Identification Resource |
| PFCGE | Pulsed-field Capillary Gel Electrophoresis |
| UVRR | UV Resonance Raman Spectroscopy |
| EDS | Energy-dispersive Spectrometry |
| RDA | Representational Difference Analysis |
| ASPCR | Allele-specific Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| CCEA | Conventional Combustion Environmental Assessment |
| POLINAT | Pollution From Aircraft Emissions In The North Atlantic Flight Corridor |
| TEOS | Tetraethyl Orthosilicate |
| BIXE | Bombardment-induced X-ray Emission |