| Acronym | Meaning |
| SCGF | Stem Cell Growth Factor |
| TRAP | Tartrate-resistant Acid Phosphatase |
| DSCEMS | Depth Selective Conversion Electron Moessbauer Spectroscopy |
| DSPES | Depth-selective Photoelectron Spectroscopy |
| ZFAAS | Zeeman Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy |
| CASAC | Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (US EPA) |
| FE | Fugitive Emissions |
| IMBPT | Interaction Many-body Perturbation Theory |
| IAWQ | International Association On Water Quality |
| OTA | Office Of Technology Assessment |