| Acronym | Meaning |
| NES | Neurobehavioral Evaluation System |
| EICVOM | Equivalent Ionic Core Virtual Orbital Model |
| COHMED | Cooperative Hazardous Materials Enforcement Development Program |
| GNMP | Generalized Nonlocal Model Potential |
| FI | Fouling Index |
| GIXS | Grazing Incidence X-ray Scattering |
| LDF | Laser Doppler Flowmetry |
| NIEM | Noniterative Integral Equation Method |
| CELRF | Canadian Environmental Law Research Foundation |
| PI | Plugging Index |