| Acronym | Meaning |
| BACM | Best Available Control Measure |
| ACR | Acute-Chronic Toxicity Ratio |
| CMDL | Climate Monitoring And Diagnostics Laboratory (NOAA Boulder |
| SDRS | Surface Differential Reflectance Spectroscopy |
| QCP | Quantized Classical Path (method For Calcg. Quantum-mech. Rate Consts.) |
| SIDS | Screening Information Data Set |
| IUPHAR | International Union Of Pharmacology |
| TOM | Total Organic Matter |
| DME | Dropping Mercury Electrode |
| GDNF | Glial-derived Neurotrophic Factor |