| Acronym | Meaning |
| AESOP | Ab-initio Effective Spin-orbit Operator |
| SRXFA | Synchrotron Radiation X-ray Fluorescence Analysis |
| WINDEP | Worksheet-Integrated Deposition Estn. Program |
| ISWMP | Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan |
| PIERS | Polarized Infrared External Reflection Spectroscopy |
| EPD | Electrophoretic Deposition |
| UPES | Ultraviolet Photoelectron Spectroscopy |
| ASTER | Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission And Reflection Radiometer (EOS) |
| ROM | Reactive Oxygen Metabolite |
| NOEC | No Observed Effect Concentration |