| Acronym | Meaning |
| HIM | Hydroxy Interlayered Minerals (clay Minerals) |
| DVC-FISH | Direct Viable Count-fluorescent In Situ Hybridization |
| AWRG | Acid Waters Review Group (UK) |
| SXPS | Soft X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy |
| PASH | Polycyclic Aromatic Sulfur-containing Hydrocarbons |
| MED | Minimal Erythema Dose |
| TRPH | Total Recoverable Petroleum Hydrocarbons |
| UBM | Under Bump Metallurgy |
| MDR | Multidrug Resistance |
| MIEMS | Membrane Inlet Electrochemical Mass Spectrometry |