| Acronym | Meaning |
| NSDWR | National Secondary Drinking Water Regulations |
| SCLM | Scanning Confocal Laser Microscopy |
| ULDPE | Ultra Low Density Polyethylene |
| ROC | Receiver Operating Characteristics |
| FLMS | Femtosecond Laser Mass Spectrometry |
| TIRFM | Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence Microscopy |
| ARB | Air Resources Board (California) |
| CNDO/IP | Complete Neglect Of Differential Overlap/ionization Potential |
| ROMP | Ring-opening Metathesis Polymerization |
| SCAPS | Site Characterization And Analysis Penetrometer System |