| Acronym | Meaning |
| NCDC | National Climatic Data Center |
| SWVP | Scattered Wave Variational Principle |
| PHF | Perturbative Hartree-Fock |
| LMP | Laser Microprobe |
| SSSP | Simulation Of Single Sludge Processes |
| WDM | Wavelength Division Multiplexing |
| NOPES | Nonoccupational Pesticide Exposure Study |
| TUNEL | Terminal Deoxynucleotidyl Transferase-mediated DUTP Nick End-labeling |
| CCDW | Coupled-channel Distorted-wave (quantum Method) |
| NIWR | National Institute For Water Research (South Africa) |