| Acronym | Meaning |
| AET | Apparent Effects Thresholds |
| NREP | National Registry Of Environmental Professionals |
| AARC | Alliance For Acid Rain Control |
| SPPS | Solid Phase Peptide Synthesis |
| OSWASV | Osteryoung Square-wave Anodic Stripping Voltammetry |
| AHU | Air Handling Unit |
| LOESS | Locally Weighted Smoothers [in Modeling] |
| INEGA | Instituto Nacional De Estadistica |
| SAXRD | Small-angle X-ray Diffraction |
| INPI | The French National Institute Of Industrial Property |