| Acronym | Meaning |
| MCE | Microchip Electrophoresis |
| FLNS | Fluorescence Line-narrowing Spectroscopy |
| CDF | Cumulative Distribution Functions |
| BPDA | Born Point Dipole Approximation |
| COLIWASA | Composite Liquid Waste Sampler |
| THDM | Translucent Humic Degradation Matter |
| PFCGE | Pulsed-field Capillary Gel Electrophoresis |
| ESA | Endangeded Species Act |
| BCKD | Branched-chain Alpha-ketoacid Dehydrogenase |
| DIDA | Diisodecyl Adipate |