BSA	Bovine serum albumin
DOM	Dissolved organic matter
DW	Durbin–Watson
EEM	Excitation–emission matrix
FI	Fluorescence intensity
HA	Humic acid
J	Filtration flux
k	Model coefficient (Equations (1)–(4))
MF	Microfiltration
N	Characteristic exponent
n	Number of segments of the filtration process
P	Trans-membrane pressure
p DW	p value of DW test
PVDF	Polyvinylidene fluoride
R	Filtration resistance
R.U.	Raman unit
SA	Sodium alginate
TOC	Total organic carbon
t	Filtration time
UF	Ultrafiltration
UV	Ultraviolet absorbance
V	Specific permeate volume
ε	Error term
μ	Dynamic viscosity of the permeate