| Acronym | Meaning |
| GAEP | Generalized Atomic Effective Potential |
| POPCORN | Photo-Oxidant Formation By Plant Emitted Compds. And OH Radicals In North-Eastern Germany |
| ILS | Ionization Loss Spectroscopy |
| DHF | Derivative Hartree-Fock (quantum Theory In Calcns. On Mols.) |
| ECL | Emitter Coupled Logic |
| CCSEM | Computer-controlled Scanning Electron Microscopy |
| DPA | Differential Pulse Amperometry |
| CTDO | Conductivity-Temperature-Depth-Oxygen Profiler |
| DSLFS | Doppler-shift Laser Fluorescence Spectroscopy |
| ESARDA | European Safeguards Research And Development Association |