| Acronym | Meaning |
| BCSCO | Bismuth Calcium Strontium Copper Oxide |
| ISS | Ion Scattering Spectroscopy |
| VFT | Voguel-Fulcher-Tamman [equation] |
| SCF | Single Crystal Fiber |
| IEPA | Independent Electron Pair Approximation |
| NRBC | Nucleated Red Blood Cells |
| EBA | Expanded Bed Adsorption |
| I-TEF | International Toxicity Equvalency Factor |
| SOCI | Society Of Chemical Industry |
| BHTV | Borehole Televiewers |