| Acronym | Meaning |
| GENESIS | Global Environmental And Ecological Simulation Of Interactive Systems |
| POC | Particulate Organic Carbon |
| VACSY | Variable-angle Correlation Spectroscopy |
| DOSY | Diffusion-ordered Spectroscopy (NMR) |
| EMBO | European Molecular Biology Organization |
| DMA | Differential Mobility Analyzer |
| CS | Chemical Shift |
| FBG | Fiber Bragg Grating |
| IAEG | International Association Of Engineering Geology |
| PHA | Process Hazard Analysis |