| Acronym | Meaning |
| DWEL | Drinking Water Equivalent Level |
| PSG | Phosphosilicate Glass |
| MRD-CI | Multireference Determinant Configuration Interaction |
| STB | Semiempirical Tight Binding |
| LBF | Local Basis Function Method (for Solid State Band Structure) |
| IMSS | International Mass Spectrometry Society |
| LACCC | Liquid Absorption Chromatography At Critical Conditions |
| SLA | Scanning Laser Ablation |
| PIXET | Proton Induced X-ray Emission Tomography |
| BMP | Best Management Practices |