| Acronym | Meaning |
| BOM | Benthic Organic Matter |
| TEWI | Total Equivalent Warming Impact |
| QCSE | Quantum-confined Stark Effect |
| LOPC | Laser Optical Particle Counter |
| ASTDR | Agency For Toxic Substances And Disease Registry |
| APFIM | Atom Probe Field Ion Microscopy |
| MLVSS | Mixed Liquor Volatile Suspended Solids |
| ADP | Adenosine Diphosphate (RN 58-64-0) |
| AEOS | Advanced Electro-Optical System |
| VIMOX | Volume Identical Metal Oxidation |