| Acronym | Meaning |
| RSK | Ribosomal S6 Kinase |
| IMS | Intelligent Manufacturing Systems |
| CWF | Coal-water Fuel |
| RAIRS | Reflection/absorption Infrared Spectroscopy |
| OSIRIS | Optical Spectrograph And IR Imaging System |
| PATOLIS | Patent Online Information System |
| TEQ | Toxicity Equivalent |
| PPH | Parts Per Hundred |
| ECEC | Effective Cation Exchange Capacity |
| WQBEL | Water Quality-based Effluent Limits |