| Acronym | Meaning |
| CRYSIS | Cryogenic Stockholm Ion Source |
| BMAS | Barium Magnesium Aluminosilicate |
| HIRBS | Heavy-ion Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry |
| HWERL | Hazardous Waste Engineering Research Laboratory (USEPA Cincinnati) |
| NAVORDSTA | Naval Ordnance Station (US) |
| NELC | Non-exclusion Liquid Chromatography |
| ODP | Ozone Depletion Potential |
| POAM | Polar Ozone And Aerosol Measurements |
| FACTS | Facilities And Company Tracking System |
| DWE | Distorted-wave (approxn. With) Exchange |