| Acronym | Meaning |
| SSCAD | Spherical Self-consistent Atomic Deformation |
| CTAB | Cetyl Trimethyl Ammonium Bromide (cationic Surfactant) |
| MED | Mean Effective Dose |
| INEL | Idaho National Engineering Lab. |
| GEENET | Global Environmental Epidemiology Network |
| EGAMS | Evolved Gas Analysis Mass Spectroscopy |
| HSA | Hexanesulfonic Acid |
| AUDM | Advanced Unified Defect Model |
| EDCF | Endothelium-derived Contracting Factor |
| NRFE | Normalised Relative Fit Error |