| Acronym | Meaning |
| TLD | Thermoluminescent Dosimeter |
| PPV | Poly(phenylene Vinylene) |
| BTCA | Best Technology Currently Available |
| SAMA | Scientific Apparatus Makers Association |
| NOEC | No Observed Effect Concentration |
| ILS | Instrumental Line Shape |
| LSDF | Local Spin Density Functional |
| STOIC | Stratospheric Ozone Intercomparison Campaign |
| SSH | Su-Schieffer-Heeger (model Hamiltonian For Electronic-structure Calcns.) |
| NITEP | National Incinerator Testing And Evaluation Program (Canada) |