| Acronym | Meaning |
| PEIA | Programmatic Environmental Impact Analysis |
| DAFLOW | Diffusion Analogy Flow [model] |
| EAAPS | Electron-excited Auger-electron Appearance Potential Spectroscopy |
| AA | Atomic Absorption |
| SBA | Second Born Approximation |
| WET | Whole Effluent Toxicity |
| SHRIMP | Sensitive High Mass Resolution Ion Microprobe |
| AHRQ | Agency For Healthcare Research And Quality |
| NIBSC | National Institute For Biological Standards And Control |
| SD-POE | Sigma-dependent Pi-orbital Electronegativity Model |