| Acronym | Meaning |
| FTICRMS | Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry |
| NPCA | National Paint And Coatings Association (US) |
| HIMAC | Heavy Ion Medical Accelerator In Chiba |
| HVPE | Hydride Vapor Phase Epitaxy |
| CKD | Cement Kiln Dust |
| EOX | Extractable Organic Halides |
| GRVB | Generalized Resonating Valence Bond |
| AQMD | Air Quality Management District |
| RSCPA | Reduced (second Order) Self-consistent Phonon Approxn. (a Green-function Calcn. Method) |
| OPC | Optical Particle Counter |