| Acronym | Meaning |
| CPSA | Consumer Product Safety Act |
| NWRI | National Water Research Institute (Burlington |
| SIDLTS | Scanning Ion Deep Level Transient Spectroscopy |
| FWHM | Full Width At Half Maximum |
| SRPL | Spatially Resolved Photoluminescence |
| FI | Fouling Index |
| HCO | Heavy Cycle Oil |
| NOET | NASA Operational Environment Team |
| HFCLM | Hollow Fiber Contained Liquid Membrane |
| UAM | Urban Airshed Model |