| Acronym | Meaning |
| IPM | Independent Particle Model |
| CGA | Chromogranin A |
| HRP | Horseradish Peroxidase |
| NIES | National Institute For Environmental Studies (Japan) |
| R&D | Research And Development |
| ASEMP | Active Sites Environmental Monitoring Program |
| FECO | Fringes Of Equal Chromatic Order |
| BRET | Bioluminescence Resonance Energy Transfer |
| HBL | Health Based Level |
| OCTA | Oxidizing Capacity Of The Tropospheric Atmosphere |