| Acronym | Meaning |
| RFEC | Remote Field Eddy Current |
| WDXRF | Wavelength Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence |
| TFFF | Thermal Field Flow Fractionation |
| CRDA | Cooperative Research And Development Agreement |
| OW | Office Of Water |
| MRS | Minimum Required Strength |
| SSM | Synthetic Soil Matrix (US EPA) |
| MCM | Minichromosome Maintenance |
| TUNEL | Terminal Deoxynucleotidyl Transferase-mediated DUTP Nick End-labeling |
| EDF | Energy Density Functional (theory In Electronic-property Calcn.) |