| Acronym | Meaning |
| SCA | Specific Collection Areas |
| SEC | Size Exclusion Chromatography |
| HVAC | Heating, Ventilating, Air-conditioning |
| NSWMA | National Solid Wastes Management Association |
| BH | Barbanis Hamiltonian |
| EMIS | Environmental Management Information System |
| ILIDS | Interferometric Laser Imaging For Droplet Sizing |
| ERPG | Emergency Response Planning Guidelines |
| SSUSI | Special Sensor UV Spectrographic Imager |
| EIMP | Energy Independent Model Pseudopotential |