| Acronym | Meaning |
| SICM | Scanning Ion-conductance Microscopy |
| EBSP | Electron Backscattering Pattern |
| CPR | Chemically Perturbed Region |
| GCMS | Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry |
| SEGH | Society For Environmental Geochemistry And Health |
| ITRI | Inhalation Toxicology Research Institute |
| RICM | Reflection Interference Contrast Microscopy |
| ASDWA | Association Of State Drinking Water Administrators |
| STREAM | Stream Transport And Agricultural Runoff Of Pesticides For Exposure Assessment Methodology |
| VHMS | Volcanic-hosted Massive Sulfide |