| Acronym | Meaning |
| TDMS | Thermal Desorption Mass Spectrometry |
| RAPS | Regional Air Pollution Study |
| VDAC | Voltage-dependent Anion Channel |
| RSC | The Royal Society Of Chemistry |
| LEAFS | Laser-Excited Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry |
| SFV | Semliki Forest Virus |
| BIFL | Burst Integrated Fluorescence Lifetime |
| PILC | Pillar Interlayered Clays |
| LAOES | Laser Ablation Optical Emission Spectroscopy |
| THMFP | Trihalomethane Formation Potential |