| Acronym | Meaning |
| IGGE | Institute Of Geophysical And Geochemical Exploration |
| VMD | Vector Meson Dominance |
| GESAMP | Group Of Experts On The Scientific Aspects Of Marine Pollution |
| ECCM | Extended Coupled-cluster Method |
| HEIS | High Energy Ion Scattering |
| HEMA | Hydroxyethyl Methacrylate |
| DLEED | Diffuse Low-energy Electron Diffraction |
| TPRS | Temperature Programmed Reaction Spectrometry |
| TBSI | N-tert-butyl-2-benzothiazyl Sulfenimide |
| MRL | Minimal Risk Levels |