| Acronym | Meaning |
| ECM | Exchange-charge Model |
| DWS | Drinking Water Standard |
| DGNAA | Delayed Gamma-ray Neutron Activation Analysis |
| ASA | At. Sphere Approxn. |
| EIS | Electrochem. Impedance Spectroscopy |
| EBR | Experimental Breeder Reactor |
| MMP | Monitoring Master Plan (of North Sea Task Force) |
| TO | Topological Orbital (in Graph Theory Of Molecules) |
| PIS | Penning Ionization Spectroscopy |
| GLAD | Glancing Angle Deposition |