| Acronym | Meaning |
| CPA | Coherent Potential Approximation |
| ESEM | Environmental Scanning Electron Microscopy |
| BRGM | Bureau Of Geol. And Mining Research (France) |
| SWMM | Stormwater Management Model |
| SSFDC | Solid-state Floppy-disk Card (SmartMedia) |
| PBMC | Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells |
| HEXS | High-energy X-ray Scattering |
| LT2ESWTR | Long-Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule [of US EPA] |
| LIF | Laser Induced Fluorescence |
| MOCIC | MO Constraint Of Interaction Coordinates |