| Acronym | Meaning |
| ICP-OES | Inductively Coupled Plasma-optical Emission Spectroscopy |
| COSE | Committee On Optical Science And Engineering |
| CETP | Channel Equiv. Of A Theor. Plate |
| LDMOS | Laterally Diffused Metal Oxide Semiconductor |
| SCAQMD | South Coast Air Quality Management District |
| ODMR | Optically Detected Magnetic Resonance |
| FWA | Fluorescent Whitening Agent |
| CDIAC | Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center |
| QUASH | Quality Assurance Of Sample Handling [a EU Project] |
| NARS | National Asbestos Registry System |