| Acronym | Meaning |
| BMDL | Below Method Detection Level |
| MC-ICPMS | Multiple-collector Inductively Coupled Plasma-mass Spectrometry |
| MEKC | Micellar Electrokinetic Chromatography |
| ERD | Electron Recoil Detection |
| SMT | Standards |
| FIA | Fluorescence Immunoassay |
| CCTP | Clean Coal Technology Program |
| NVPA | No-virtual-pair Approxn. |
| FEA | Field Emitter Array |
| CAPA | Critical Aquifer Protection Area |