| Acronym | Meaning |
| ASQC | American Society For Quality Control |
| MACSP | Marine Analytical Chemistry Standards Program |
| AHP | Analytic Hierarchy Process |
| LSER | Linear Solvation Energy Relationship |
| HIAF | Heavy Ion Analytical Facility |
| SANDER | Simulated Annealing With NMR-derived Energy Restraints |
| USGS | United States Geological Survey |
| LSS | Lindhard-Scharff-Schiott Theory |
| TMA | Thermomagnetic Analysis |
| ASE | Activated Sludge Effluent |