| Acronym | Meaning |
| LAOM | Localized At. Orbital Method (in Electronic Structure Calcn.) |
| CHESS | Council For Health And Environmental Safety Of Soils |
| BACER | Biological And Climatological Effects Research |
| CCDIS | Charge-coupled Device Imaging Spectrometer |
| SCTB | Self-consistent Tight-binding (in Electronic Structure) |
| MAE | Microwave-assisted Extraction |
| EOTC | European Organization For Testing And Certification |
| AES | Atomic Emission Spectroscopy |
| CP | Chemical Pseudopotential |
| SNIF | Site-specific Natural Isotope Fractionation |