| Acronym | Meaning |
| NAMS | National Air Monitoring Station |
| MRS | Micro-Raman Spectroscopy |
| MOR | Mid-ocean Ridge |
| ROC | Receiver Operating Characteristics |
| IGOR | Interactive Generation Of Organic Reactions |
| GREAT-ER | Geog.-referenced Regional Exposure Assessment Tools For European Rivers |
| CAPA | Critical Aquifer Protection Area |
| OEBR | Optical Edge Bead Removal |
| IAWQ | International Association On Water Quality |
| DIM | Dissolved Inorganic Matter |