| Acronym | Meaning |
| SVCA | Soil Vapor Contaminant Assessment |
| MFC | Multiconfigurational Frozen Core (approxn. For Electron-atom Scattering Calcns.) |
| GIS | Geographical Information System |
| PIII | Plasma Immersion Ion Implantation |
| CPCC | Complex-potential Close-coupling |
| NAMS | Neutron Activation Mass Spectrometry |
| MORB | Mid-ocean Ridge Basalt |
| PCPI | Permanent Committee On Patent Information |
| PKI | Public Key Infrastructure |
| SMBR | Submerged Membrane Bioreactor |