| Acronym | Meaning |
| ADAS | Acid Deposition Assessment Staff |
| GSC | Geological Survey Of Canada |
| HFA | Humic And Fulvic Acids |
| CLSM | Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy |
| SXRFMA | Synchrotron X-ray-fluorescence Microanalysis |
| NOI | Notice Of Intent |
| HNN | Hybrid Neural Network |
| SLPI | Secretory Leukocyte Protease Inhibitor |
| TARIS | Thermal Atomization Resonance Ionization Spectrometry |
| READS | Restriction Enzyme Analysis Of Differentially-expressed Sequences |