| Acronym | Meaning |
| PALS | Positron Annihilation Lifetime Spectroscopy |
| NIRIM | National Institute For Research In Inorganic Materials |
| IWRA | International Water Resources Association (USA) |
| RPWBA-BC | RPWBA With Corrections For Increased Binding Energy And Coulomb Deflection |
| HCA | Human Carbonic Anhydrase |
| 3A | Alumina Aluminide Alloys |
| PRF | Pulse Repetition Frequency |
| CVAFS | Cold Vapor At. Fluorescence Spectrometry |
| WQI | Water Quality Index |
| PPC | Polypropylene Carbonate |