| AFM | Atomic force microscopy |
| AgNP | Silver nanoparticle |
| AGO | Azide-functionalized graphene oxide |
| AI | Autoinducers |
| AOC | Assimilable organic carbon |
| AOP | Advanced oxidation process |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| BAC | Biological activated carbon |
| BCDMH | 1-Bromo-3-chloro-5,5-dimethylhydantoin |
| BFR | Biofilm formation rate |
| BSA | Bovine serum albumin |
| CA | Cellulose acetate |
| CFU | Colony forming units |
| CMIT | 5-Chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one |
| CT | Oxidant concentration times contact time |
| DBNPA | 2,2-Dibromo-3-nitriopropionamide |
| DBP | Disinfection byproduct |
| DCC | Dichloroisocyanurate |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| DO-HS | Direct osmosis high salinity |
| DOM | Dissolved organic matter |
| DPD | N,N-diethyl-p-phenylenediamine |
| EBCT | Empty bed contact time |
| EPS | Extracellular polymeric substances |
| FTIR | Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy |
| GO | Graphene oxide |
| GWRS | Ground water replenishment system |
| HAA | Halo-acetic acid |
| HPC | Heterotrophic plate counts |
| HRL | Health reference level |
| HRP | Horseradish peroxidase |
| LGB | Lissamine Green B |
| LP | Low pressure |
| LPHO | Low pressure high output |
| MAHMA NONOate | 6-(2-Hydroxy-1-methyl-2-nitrosohydrezion)-N-methyl-α-hexanamine |
| MCL | Maximum contaminant level |
| MCLG | Maximum contaminant level goal |
| MIT | 2-Methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one |
| MP | Medium pressure |
| MPD | m-Phenylenediamine |
| MRDL | Maximum residual disinfection limit |
| NdP | Normalized differential pressure |
| NF | Nanofiltration |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| NOM | Natural organic matter |
| NPF | Normalized permeate flow |
| NSP | Normalized salt passage |
| OCC | Offline chemical cleaning |
| OMC | Online mechanical cleaning |
| OMCC | Online mechanical/chemical cleaning |
| ORP | Oxidation reduction potential |
| OSHA | Occupational Health and Safety Agency |
| PA | Polyamide |
| PAA | Peracetic acid |
| PEL | Permissible exposure limit |
| PSf | Polysulfone |
| RBS | Rutherford backscattering spectrometry |
| RNA | Ribonucleic acid |
| RO | Reverse osmosis |
| TDC | Total direct counts |
| TFC | Thin film composite |
| TFN | Thin film nanocomposite |
| THM | Trihalomethane |
| TOB | Tobramycin |
| TOC | Total organic carbon |
| USEPA | United States Environmental Protection Agency |
| UV | Ultraviolet |
| UVT254 | Ultraviolet transmittance at 254 nm |
| ZIF-8 | Zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 |