| Acronym | Meaning |
| DWTT | Drop-weight Tear Test |
| HGTF | Hermite Gaussian-type Function |
| RAS | Renin-angiotensin System |
| SSER | Spinless Salpeter Equation (with) Retardation |
| PMP | Powder Melting Process |
| MAGIC | Model Of Acidification Of Groundwater In Catchments |
| BNL | Brookhaven National Laboratory |
| USLE | Universal Soil Loss Equation (erosion Model) |
| NBS | Nuclear Backscattering Spectroscopy |
| MCL | Maximum Contaminant Level |