| Acronym | Meaning |
| PTGS | Post-transcriptional Gene Silencing |
| MIR | Mid Infrared |
| ABO | Antibonding Bond Orbital |
| PGWDB | Pesticides In Ground Water Database |
| CBEC | Concentration-based Exemption Criteria |
| SBSR | Single Bead String Reactor |
| TECC | Tropospheric Effects Of Cloud Chemistry |
| HUVEC | Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cell |
| THDM | Translucent Humic Degradation Matter |
| QFAAS | Quartz Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectrometry |