| Acronym | Meaning |
| QUASIMEME | Quality Assurance Of Information For Marine Environmental Monitoring In Europe |
| SST | Sea Surface Temperature |
| MECC | Micellar Electrokinetic Capillary Chromatography |
| IBI | Index Of Biotic Integritypar |
| DAS | Dynamic Angle Spinning |
| TCS | Target Current Spectroscopy |
| CSTBR | Continuous Stirred Tank Bioreactor |
| PPCP | Pharmaceuticals And Personal Care Products |
| SCIA | Semiclassical Impulse Approxn. |
| CEEL | Community Emergency Exposure Level |