| Acronym | Meaning |
| ITS | Inelastic Tunnelling Spectroscopy |
| HEDG | High Efficiency Deep Grinding |
| SVCA | Soil Vapor Contaminant Assessment |
| BMX | Brominated MX |
| HWRTF | Hazardous Waste Restrictions Task Force |
| DRIFTS | Diffuse Reflectance Infrared Fourier Transform Spectroscopy |
| FOS | First-order Sudden |
| BCF | Bioconcentration Factor |
| PIES | Penning Ionization Electron Spectroscopy |
| WWAP | World Water Assessment Programme |