| Acronym | Meaning |
| CFAES | Carbon Furnace Atomic Emission Spectrometry |
| AF | Atomic Fluorescence |
| NWWA | Northwest Water Authority (UK) |
| TCA | Trichloroacetic Acid |
| MARS | Membrane Anaerobic Reactor System |
| MBR | Membrane Bioreactor |
| HDPEX | Cross-linked |
| PON | Particulate Organic Nitrogen |
| TRIGA | Training, Research, Isotopes, General Atomic (nuclear Fuel) |
| DCPAES | Direct Current Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry |