| Acronym | Meaning |
| ICPAEMC | International Commission For Protection Against Environmental Mutagens And Carcinogens |
| SEA WIFS | Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor |
| BOTDR | Brillouin Optical Time Domain Reflectometry |
| RACM | Reasonably Available Control Measures |
| FAS | Flame Absorption Spectroscopy |
| ISD | Ion Stimulated Desorption |
| PSI | Pollution Standard Index |
| SDFFF | Sedimentation Field Flow Fractionation (particle Analysis) |
| SIC | Standard Industrial Classification |
| MTES | Metastable Transfer Emission Spectroscopy |