| Acronym | Meaning |
| SLA | Scanning Laser Ablation |
| SAQM | SARMAP Air Quality Model |
| ADDC | Ammonium Diethyldithiocarbamate |
| SOI | Silicon On Insulator |
| NDDN | National Dry Deposition Network (US EPA) |
| HBT | Heterojunction Bipolar Transistor |
| IAEG | International Association Of Engineering Geology |
| SIRM | Scanning Infrared Microscope |
| PEDS | Plasma-enhanced Deposition System |
| SMOC | Standard Mean Ocean Chloride |