| Acronym | Meaning |
| QCSE | Quantum-confined Stark Effect |
| NDOL(ND0-L) | Neglect Of Differential Overlap-azimutal Quantum Number (of Valence Ao's) |
| SCBSA | Self-consistent Boundary-site Approxn. (for D.-of-states) |
| NWR | National Wildlife Refuge |
| PMF | Potential Of Mean Force |
| NEMI | National Environmental Methods Index |
| CHEF | Chelation Enhanced Fluorescence |
| QDM | Quadrature Discretization Method (in Electron Transport Properties Calcns.) |
| SCRAM | EPA Support Center For Regulatory Air Models |
| NCPM | Noncritical Phase-matching |