| Acronym | Meaning |
| PDR | Photodissociation Region |
| LSW | Lifshitz-Slyozov-Wagner Theory |
| CAA | Clean Air Act Of 1970 |
| ESA | Electrokinetic Sonic Amplitude |
| LASS | Laser-assisted Spark Spectroscopy |
| TCM | Tunneling Current Microscopy |
| VLSIPS | Very Large Scale Immobilized Polymer Synthesis |
| SPADA | Simulation Program For Air Dust Concentration Analysis |
| FAM | Friable Asbestos-containing Material |
| SLP | Static Linear Polarization |