| Acronym | Meaning |
| NIOSH | National Institute For Occupational Safety And Health |
| DCPAES | Direct Current Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry |
| GGA | Generalized Gradient Approxn. |
| PHOTOSELEX | Photochemical Systematic Evolution Of Ligands By Exponential Enrichment |
| ESD | Electron-stimulated Desorption |
| VBS | Virtual Bound State Model |
| RASA | Regional Aquifer Systems Analysis (program Of USGS) |
| DFWM | Degenerate Four-wave Mixing |
| SOC | Superposition Of Configurations (wave Functions) |
| SEREX | Serological Identification Of Antigens By Recombinant Expre |