| Acronym | Meaning |
| SOD | Sediment Oxygen Demand |
| PANH | Polycyclic Aromatic Nitrogen Heterocycle |
| PDVB | Poly(divinyl Benzene) |
| ACSH | American Council On Science And Health |
| ATRA | All-trans-retinoic Acid |
| SAXS | Small Angle X-ray Scattering |
| SPDES | New York State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System |
| LASCS | Light-activated Silicon Controlled Switch |
| SSRI | Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor |
| FP | Finite Perturbation |