| Acronym | Meaning |
| UKAWRG | United Kingdom Acid Waters Review Group |
| NPDOC | Non-purgeable Dissolved Organic Carbon |
| MSA | Microscopy Society Of America |
| BHET | Bis(2-hydroxyethyl) Terephthalate |
| OGE | Optogalvanic Effect |
| THFFF | Thermal Field-flow Fractionation |
| ITG | Ion Temperature Gradient |
| ISV | In Situ Vitrification |
| CEEC | Capillary Electrophoresis/electrochemistry |
| CFAST | Center For Field Analytical Studies And Technology |