| Acronym | Meaning |
| EICP | Enclosed Inductively Coupled Plasma |
| LLD | Lower Limit Of Detection |
| LOMO | Lowest Occupied Molecular Orbital |
| SWSA | Solid Waste Storage Area |
| MPT | Microwave Plasma Torch |
| SRC | Solvent-refined Coal |
| POSS | Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane |
| DMR | Discharge Monitoring Report |
| ESIX | Electrically Switched Ion Exchange |
| NMEP | National Materials Exposure Programme |