| AscariteII® | sodium-hydroxide-coated silica |
| C | carbon |
| CH4 | methane |
| •CH3 | methyl radicals |
| CO3–• | carbonate radicals |
| CO2 | carbon dioxide |
| CRDS | cavity ringdown spectroscopy |
| D | deuterium |
| DMSO | dimethyl sulfoxide |
| Drierite® | anhydrous calcium sulfate |
| ER | endoplasmatic reticulum |
| EDTA | Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| [FeIV=O]2+ | nonheme oxo-iron(IV) |
| Fe2+ | ferrous iron |
| Fe3+ | ferric iron |
| FID | flame ionization detector |
| GC | gas chromatography |
| GPC | L-alpha-glycerylphosphorylcholine |
| H2 | hydrogen |
| H2O2 | hydrogen peroxide |
| IAEA | International Atomic Energy Agency |
| IRMS | isotopic ratio mass spectrometry |
| N | nitrogen |
| NIST | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| •OH | hydroxyl radicals |
| O2–• | superoxide radicals |
| PI | principal investigator |
| ppvb | parts per billion by volume |
| ppmv | parts per million by volume |
| PTFE | polytetrafluorethylene |
| RET | reverse electron transport |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| S | sulfur |
| SAM | S-adenosyl methionine |
| SD | standard deviation |
| SI | system of units |
| TC | thermal conversion |
| mUr | milliurey |
| V-PDB | Vienna Pee Dee Belemnite |
| V-SMOW | Vienna Standard Mean Ocean Water |