| Acronym | Meaning |
| HPIEC | High-pressure Ion-exchange Chromatography |
| CFS | Continuous Flow System |
| AEIC | Analytical Environmental Immunochemical Consortium |
| XAS | X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy |
| CIBS | Corrections To An Incomplete Basis Set (a Perturbation Theory) |
| BATS | Biosphere-Atmosphere Transfer Scheme |
| WPCP | Water Pollution Control Plant |
| DWBA | Distorted-wave Born Approxn. |
| BDH | British Drug House |
| NIPDWR | National Interim Primary Drinking Water Regulations |