| Acronym | Meaning |
| CLC | Clean Lakes Clearinghouse |
| NCAR | National Center For Atmospheric Research (USA) |
| MMVF | Man Made Vitreous Fibers |
| PNDDO | Partial Neglect Of Diatomic Differential Overlap |
| NRBC | Nucleated Red Blood Cells |
| APDC | Ammonium Pyrrolydinedithiocarbamate |
| ITFA | Iterative Target Factor Analysis |
| PWM | Pulse Width Modulation |
| BRIM | Bladder Reaction Injection Molding |
| PXRD | Powder X-ray Diffraction |