| Acronym | Meaning |
| CPAA | Charged Particle Activation Analysis |
| SARS | Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome |
| GBM | Glioblastoma Multiforme |
| DIN | Dissolved Inorganic Nitrogen |
| FPC | Fish Protein Concentrate |
| TAL | Threshold Ambient Level |
| AIM | Adiabatic Invariance Method (in Ion-mol. Reactions) |
| DAF | Decay-accelerating Factor |
| DDT | Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane |
| IEA | Industrial Environmental Association |