| Acronym | Meaning |
| SPEED | Selective Potentiostatic Etching By Electrolytic Dissolution |
| AMPD | AMP Deaminase |
| NURP | Nationwide Urban Runoff Program (USEPA) |
| LLE | Liquid Liquid Extraction |
| DCEL | Direct Current Electroluminescent |
| RBSN | Reaction-bonded Silicon Nitride |
| AEHS | Association For The Environmental Health Of Soils |
| THRASH | Thorough High Resolution Analysis Of Spectra By Hornf1fs |
| ESC | Endometrial Stromal Cell |
| MIR | Maximum Individual Risk |