| Acronym | Meaning |
| WATCH | Working Group On Assessment Of Toxic Chemicals |
| PLC | Preparative (thin) Layer Chromatography |
| CIVA | Charge-induced Voltage Alteration |
| LET | Light-emitting Transistor |
| GDP | Glow Discharge Plasma (for Atomic Emission Spectrometry) |
| GC/MS/DS | Gas Chromatography/mass Spectrometry/data System (Finnigan) |
| CMT | Computed Microtomography |
| GAR | Grain Aspect Ratio |
| VIP | Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide |
| TSPA | Total System Performance Assessment |