| Acronym | Meaning |
| WHAM | Windermere Humic Aq. Acid Model |
| PWFB | Plane-wave First Born |
| DMEM | Dulbecco's Modified Eagle Medium |
| HID | High Intensity Discharge |
| FEPCA | Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act |
| HOESY | Heteronuclear Overhauser Enhancement Spectroscopy |
| QUASH | Quality Assurance Of Sample Handling [a EU Project] |
| PSA | Potentiometric Stripping Analysis |
| GOODS | Great Observatories Origins Deep Survey |
| JESSI | Joint European Submicron Silicon Initiative |