| Acronym | Meaning |
| NWC | National Water Council (UK) |
| ARIC | Acid Rain Information Clearinghouse |
| IPPP | Isopropylphenyl Phosphate |
| CPW | Coplanar Waveguide |
| TQM | Total Quality Management |
| ASOG | Anal. Soln. Of Groups |
| LPAS | Laser Photoacoustic Spectroscopy |
| CBEC | Concentration-based Exemption Criteria |
| LRAD | Long-range Alpha Detection |
| TDDFT | Time-dependent Density-functional Theory |