| AB | Arnon–Buchanan |
| APS | adenylyl sulfate |
| BTEX | benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, m-xylene, p-xylene, and o-xylene |
| CBB | Calvin–Benson–Bassham |
| COD | chemical oxygen demand |
| DH | dicarboxylate–hydroxybutyrate |
| DIC | dissolved inorganic carbon |
| DNRA | dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonia |
| DO | dissolved oxygen |
| EC | electrical conductivity |
| HH | hydroxypropionate-hydroxybutyrate |
| HP | 3-hydroxypropionate |
| KEGG | Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes |
| NCBI | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
| ORP | oxidation–reduction potential |
| PAPS | 3’-phosphoadenylyl sulfate |
| PHC | petroleum hydrocarbon contaminated |
| ppm | Parts per million |
| VOCs | volatile organic compounds |
| WL | Wood–Ljungdahl |