| Acronym | Meaning |
| CS | Compton Scattering |
| ESWTR | Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| CIR | Cylindrical Internal Reflection |
| GACT | Granular Activated Carbon Treatment |
| VTR | Vertical Tube Reactor |
| BNFL | British Nuclear Fuels Laboratory |
| PO-TDSE | Periodic Orbit-time Dependent Schroedinger Equation |
| QSI | Quantum Statistical Interference |
| BIBRA | British Industrial Biological Research Association |
| ITC | Interagency Testing Committee (TSCA) |