| Acronym | Meaning |
| LMSAL | Lockheed Martin Solar And Astrophysics Laboratory |
| CXC | Chandra X-ray Center |
| ATR-FTIR | Attenuated Total Reflection-Fourier-transform IR Spectroscopy |
| STREAM | Stream Transport And Agricultural Runoff Of Pesticides For Exposure Assessment Methodology |
| NGO | Nongovernment Organization(s) |
| EDW | Exponential Distorted Wave Approximation |
| NMMO | N-methylmorpholine N-oxide |
| PCI | Perturbative Configuration Interaction |
| CNAEL | Committee On National Accreditation Of Environmental Laboratories (US EPA) |
| AFOSR | Air Force Office Of Scientific Research (USA) |