| Acronym | Meaning |
| NWRI | National Water Research Institute (Burlington |
| PACIMS | Passive Chem. Ionization Mass Spectrometry |
| CFGFRP | Carbon Fiber And Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastics |
| VE-PPP | Variable Electronegativity PPP |
| VO | Virtual Orbital |
| MACS | Magnetic Cell Sorting System |
| IMROX | Immersed Rotation Oxidation |
| RID | Recrystn. Induced Diffusion |
| LSIMS | Liquid Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry |
| LAICP | Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma |