| Acronym | Meaning |
| DTGS | Deuterated Triglycine Sulfate |
| AOS | Alpha Olefin Sulfonate (surfactant) |
| WARMF | Watershed Anal. Risk Management Framework |
| AAU | Amendment To Allege Use |
| SWSV | Square-wave Stripping Voltammetry |
| AWQC | Ambient Water Quality Criteria |
| NCHGR | National Center For Human Genome Research |
| PSRI | Planetary Sciences Research Institute |
| PHWR | Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor |
| NERC | Natural Environment Research Council (UK) |