| Acronym | Meaning |
| AOT40 | Accumulated Ozone Exposure Over A Threshold Of 40 Ppb |
| ECRA | Economic Cleanup Responsibility Act |
| LIBORS | Laser Ionization Based On Resonance Saturation |
| TRRS | Time-resolved Raman Spectroscopy |
| POTW | Publicly Owned Treatment Works |
| REM | Reflection Electron Microscopy |
| PPAR | Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor |
| FUSE | Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer |
| LASIK | Laser-assisted In Situ Keratomileusis |
| ELCD | Electrolytic Conductivity Detection |