| Acronym | Meaning |
| ELLAP | Environmental Lead Laboratory Accreditation Program |
| ESMR | Electrically Scanning Microwave Radiometer |
| ASAE | Alkali-sulfite-anthraquinone-ethanol (pulping Process) |
| LSNMS | Laser Secondary Neutral Mass Spectroscopy |
| GDF | Generalized Density-functional (theory) |
| LSD-GX-CSEP | LSD-GX-with Correction Of Statistical Exchange Potential |
| RVCM | Renormalized Virtual-crystal Method (for Electronic Structure) |
| TISAB | Total Ionic Strength Adjustment Buffer (for Fluoride) |
| AFNOR | Association Francaise De Normalisation (Paris |
| MCR | Multivariate Curve Resolution |