| Acronym | Meaning |
| ALAD | Delta-aminolevulinic Acid Dehydratase (lead Poisoning Indicator) |
| TDPT | Time-dependent Perturbation Theory |
| ESRIN | European Space Research Institute |
| MEP | Multiple Extraction Procedure |
| GTP | Guanosine 5'-triphosphate |
| DPV | Differential-pulse Voltammetry |
| ORNL | Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
| PI | Pollution Index |
| FIDA | Fluorescence Intensity Distribution Analysis |
| EXRHF | Extended Restricted Hartree-Fock |