| Acronym | Meaning |
| DOCA | Deoxycorticosterone Acetate |
| ASE | Activated Sludge Effluent |
| HTST | High-temperature Short-time |
| SDF | Spin(-unrestricted) Density Functional |
| VEO | Valence Electron Only |
| EIAES | Electron Induced Auger Electron Spectroscopy |
| CTF | Contrast-transfer Function |
| IRAS | Infrared Reflection Absorption Spectroscopy |
| AMAD | Activity Median Aerodynamic Diameter |
| TLD | Thermoluminescent Dosimeter |