| Acronym | Meaning |
| AMC | Airborne Molecular Contamination |
| PACT | Powdered Activated Carbon Treatment |
| NSWMA | National Solid Wastes Management Association |
| RDS | Reflectance-difference Spectroscopy |
| AWMA | Air And Waste Management Association |
| AIRS | Atmospheric Information Retrieval System |
| TEBAC | Benzyltriethylammonium Chloride |
| FIT | Field Investigation Team (US EPA) |
| NACA | National Agricultural Chemicals Association |
| HMWMC | Hazardous Materials And Waste Management Consortium |