| Acronym | Meaning |
| MSA | Mineralogical Society Of America |
| IAWQ | International Association On Water Quality |
| VHH | Volatile Halogenated Hydrocarbons |
| IMA | Ion Microanalysis |
| GLC | Ground Level Concentration |
| FREMSAAS | Frequency Modulated Simultaneous Atomic Absorption Spectrometry |
| UDF | Unrestricted Dirac-Fock |
| CROW | Contained Recovery Of Oily Wastes |
| CAP88-PC | Clean Air Act Assessment Package-1988 |
| CIEIA | Competitive Inhibition Enzyme Immunoassay |