| Acronym | Meaning |
| PPG | Polypropylene Glycol |
| SCOD | Soluble Chemical Oxygen Demand |
| APM | Airborne Particulate Matter |
| MBTH | 3-methyl-2-benzothiazolinone Hydrazone |
| HCD | Hollow Cathode Discharge |
| OCS | Outer Continental Shelf |
| JFET | Junction Field-effect Transistor |
| NYSAS | New York Summer Aerosol Study |
| CEEC | Capillary Electrophoresis/electrochemistry |
| POHC | Principal Organic Hazardous Constituents |