| Acronym | Meaning |
| MICROSS | Micro-computer Based River Oil Spill Simulation |
| MIS 5 | Marine Isotope Substage 5e |
| FMN | Flavin Mononucleotide |
| AMDQW | Asymmetric Modulation Doped Quantum Well |
| LEED | Low-energy Electron Diffraction |
| SERT | Serotonin Transporter |
| ERCS | Elastic Recoil Coincidence Spectroscopy |
| NIBSC | National Institute For Biological Standards And Control |
| GPMAS | Gas Phase Molecular Absorption Spectrometry |
| IBI | Index Of Biotic Integritypar |