| Acronym | Meaning |
| SERON | Southern Regional Oxidant Network |
| PED | Plasma Emission Detector |
| PBO | Polarized Born-Oppenheimer |
| WSC | Water Soluble Carbodiimide |
| AUDM | Advanced Unified Defect Model |
| CFF | Consistent Force Field |
| EOT | Equivalent Oxide Thickness |
| TBSI | N-tert-butyl-2-benzothiazyl Sulfenimide |
| ANEP | Association Of Northwest Environmental Professionals |
| TRI-US | Toxic Release Inventory-User Support |