| Acronym | Meaning |
| LIFD | Laser-induced Fluorescence Detection |
| ILWAS | Integrated Lake Water Acidification Study |
| IST | Internal Standardization Technique |
| DOI | Digital Object Identifier |
| HEPES | N-2-hydroxyethylpiperazine-N'-2-ethanesulfonic Acid |
| FVRCI | Full Valence Rydberg Configuration Interaction |
| FTNMR | Fourier-transform Nuclear Magnetic Resonance |
| NSWMA | National Solid Wastes Management Association |
| OHAO | Orthogonalized Hybrid Atomic Orbital |
| GDR | Geophysical Data Record |