| Acronym | Meaning |
| ADS | Accelerator Driven System |
| UST | Underground Storage Tank |
| HGAAS | Hydride Generation Atomic Absorption Spectrometry |
| TBARS | Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances |
| PERCI | Photoelectron Resonance Capture Ionization |
| ICV | Initial Calibration Verification |
| LVDT | Linear Variable Differential Transformer |
| NRA | National Rivers Authority (UK) |
| EBDC | Ethylenebis(dithiocarbamate) (fungicide) |
| TTSS | Type III Secretion System |