| Acronym | Meaning |
| HPM | Hypervirial-perturbative Method |
| ADH | Alcohol Dehydrogenase (reg: 9031-72-5) |
| SEPAR | Surfaces Enhanced For Photolabile Attachment And Release |
| SLE | Solid-liquid Equilibria |
| RAPJ | Rotating Arc Plasma Jet |
| FAM | Friable Asbestos-containing Material |
| NIXSW | Normal Incidence X-ray Standing Wave |
| WSI | Water Sediment Interface |
| BGA | Bundesgesundheitamt (German Health Ministry) |
| CEPS | Chemically Enhanced Primary Sedimentation |