| Acronym | Meaning |
| SPHEM | Superfund Public Health Evaluation Manual |
| SRM | Single Residue Method |
| ASBOW | Axial Spin Bond-order Wave |
| TGEP | Trace Gas Exchange Program |
| LCCW | Linear Combination Of Configurational Wave Functions |
| STT | Surface Tension Transfer |
| CVI | Chemical Vapor Infiltration (impregnation) |
| TPSR | Temp.-programmed Surface Reaction |
| BID | Brinell Indentation Diameter |
| ANMR | Acoustic Nuclear Magnetic Resonance |