| Acronym | Meaning |
| SILAR | Successive Ionic Layer Adsorption And Reaction |
| LQR | Linear Quadratic Regulator |
| COD | Continuous Optical Discharge |
| ACCR | Activated Carbon Catalytic Reduction |
| ETEC | Enterotoxigenic Escherichia Coli |
| SSF | Slow Sand Filtration (water Treatment) |
| HC | Hazardous Constituent |
| TMB | Table Mesa Basalt (USGS Rock Standard) |
| BEAR | Business And Environmentalists In An Alliance For Recycling |
| AOP | Advanced Oxidation Processes (hydroxyl Generation) |