| Acronym | Meaning |
| USDW | Underground Source Drinking Water |
| SSL | Spent Sulfite Liquor |
| ESA | Electrostatic Analyzer |
| PVP | Polyvinyl Pyrrolidone |
| ACEI | Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitor |
| SCC | Squamous Cell Carcinoma |
| APHA | American Public Health Association |
| MADE | The Macro-Dispersion Test Site |
| PCDW | Pluvinage Continuum Distorted Wave ( A Wave Function In Calcns. On Atomic And Molecular Collisions) |
| LCGTO-LDF | Linear Combination Of Gaussian-type Orbitals-local Density Functional |