| Acronym | Meaning |
| JTU | Jackson Turbidity Unit |
| COP | Crystal Originated Particle |
| MWH | Mulliken-Wolfsberg-Helmholz (molecular Orbital Method) |
| LTTA | Low Temperature Thermal Aeration Process |
| EDWA | Exponential Distorted-wave Approxn. (atom-ion Electron-exchange Calcns.) |
| PIA | Peaking Impulse Approxn. (for Electron-exchange Collisions) |
| WTP | Willingness To Pay |
| PCOP | Positron Correlation Polarization (potential) |
| CAGE | Controlled Active Global Experiments |
| CCEH | Center For Coastal Ecosystem Health |