| Acronym | Meaning |
| PSCF | Potential Source Contribution Function |
| EMMA | End-member Mixing Analysis |
| PPO | Poly (phenylene Oxide) |
| OLDA | Ordinary Linear Discriminant Analysis |
| CDOM | Chromophoric Dissolved Organic Matter |
| CRTA | Controlled Rate Thermal Analysis |
| VMR | Vol. Mixing Ratio |
| VPEAD | Valence Photoelectron Angular Distribution |
| APM | Atom Probe Microanalysis |
| MCTDHF | Multiconfiguration Time-dependent Hartree-Fock |