| Acronym | Meaning |
| BST | Bovine Somatotropin |
| TRSERS | Time-resolved Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy |
| CMC | Critical Micelle Concentration |
| MAPTAC | Acrylamide-N |
| WSOC | Water-soluble Organic Carbon |
| DIOS | Diisooctyl Sebacate |
| CRC | Combined Residual Chlorine |
| FIMDA | Fluorescence Intensity Multiple Distributions Analysis |
| AWSAR | Annual Whole Sludge Application Rate |
| SPASE | South Pole Air Shower Expt. |