| Acronym | Meaning |
| FAFS | Flame Atomic Fluorescence Spectroscopy |
| LRAT | Long-range Atmospheric Transport |
| TPSSIMS | Temperature Programmed Static Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry |
| MWNT | Multiwall Nanotube |
| MAGW | Momentum-averaged Gaussian-weighted (method In Calcns. Of Electron-momentum Distributions) |
| SLED | Superluminescent Light Emitting Diode |
| LCOAO | Linear Combination Of Orthogonal Atomic Orbitals |
| FRCI | Fibrous Refractory Concrete Insulator |
| ARB | Air Resources Board (California) |
| ADOM | Acid Deposition And Oxidant Model (air Pollution) |