| Acronym | Meaning |
| MWFA | Metalworking Fluids Containing Amines |
| SCS | Semiclassical Coupled-states |
| EMCI | Envirofacts Master Chemical Integrator |
| CEARC | Canadian Environmental Assessment Research Council |
| IIAES | Ion Induced Auger Electron Spectroscopy |
| APS | Air Plasma Spraying |
| SAW | Surface Acoustic Wave |
| ECCES | Environmental Calculations Of Consequences From Energy Systems (model) |
| FIM | Field-Ion Microscopy |
| LSC | Luminescent Solar Concentrator |