| Acronym | Meaning |
| PTGF | Perturbative-type Green Function |
| TRIPAS | Time-resolved Impulse Photoacoustic Spectra |
| MPE | Multiphoton Excitation |
| AESOP | Automated Electronic System For Ocean Pollution |
| PIMIA | Potentiometric Ionophore-modulation Immunoassay |
| HOHAHA | Homonuclear Hartman-Hahn Spectroscopy |
| PIGE | Proton Induced Gamma-ray Emission |
| COMPREHEND | Community Programme Of Research On Environmental Hormones And Endocrine Disrupters |
| TVA | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| MFM | Magnetic Force Microscopy |