AAS: Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry

CRM: Certified Reference Material

CV-AAS: Cold Vapour - Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry

DCP: Direct Current Plasma

US-EPA: Environmental Protection Agency (USA)

GPS: Global Positioning System

HYD-FAAS: Hydride Flameless - Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry

ICP: Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectroscopy

ICP/AES: Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectroscopy - Atomic Emission Spectroscopy

ICP/MS: Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectroscopy - Mass Spectrometry

ICP/OES: Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectroscopy - Optical Emission Spectroscopy

MOE/LaSB: Ministry of the Environment (Ontario), Laboratory Services Branch

MPN: Most Probable Number

NIST: National Institute of Standards and Technology (Gaitersburg, MD USA)