| Acronym | Meaning |
| FTC | Federal Trade Commission |
| PTA | Pulse Thermal Analysis |
| CASE | Computer Assisted Structure Elucidation |
| SAPRC | Statewide Air Pollution Research Center |
| OAM | Optical Absorption Microscope |
| LID | Laser Implant-deposition |
| APL | Alternative Pollutant Limits |
| EDAX | Energy Dispersive Analysis Of X-rays |
| CAASE | Computer Assisted Area Source Emissions |
| ARRPA | Air Resources Regional Pollution Assessment Model |